Charkhi Dādri vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri and Meerut.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Meerut the cleaner of the two. On 1165 days when both cities reported, Charkhi Dādri was cleaner on 796 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) from 2020 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Charkhi Dādri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).