Darbhanga vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur.
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 Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 214-point (142%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Muzaffarpur the cleaner of the two. On 405 days when both cities reported, Darbhanga was cleaner on 245 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).