Dehradun vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun 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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 38-point (36%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 502 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 462 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).