Coimbatore vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Coimbatore and Muzaffarnagar.
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, Coimbatore averaged an AQI of 66 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 113-point (171%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Coimbatore the cleaner of the two. On 885 days when both cities reported, Coimbatore was cleaner on 817 of them; the average daily gap was 119 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Coimbatore peaks in November, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Coimbatore logged 0% Severe days and 90.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Coimbatore 32 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Coimbatore has improved by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2019 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Coimbatore reached AQI 279 at SIDCO Kurichi (TNPCB) on 2024-09-28; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Coimbatore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 1-point spread (min 63, max 64); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).