Darbhanga vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga 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 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 186-point (104%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Muzaffarnagar the cleaner of the two. On 382 days when both cities reported, Darbhanga was cleaner on 202 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).