Darbhanga vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga 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 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 221-point (153%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Meerut the cleaner of the two. On 395 days when both cities reported, Darbhanga was cleaner on 232 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Meerut peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).