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Dehradun vs Muzaffarnagar

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun and Muzaffarnagar.

Cleaner right now: Dehradun (60-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Dehradun cleaner 675/726 daysYoY 20222024: Dehradun +21.8% · Muzaffarnagar -18.3%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Dehradun

Uttarakhand, India

Good

PM2.5: 20.8 µg/m³

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Muzaffarnagar

Uttar Pradesh, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 56.7 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantDehradunMuzaffarnagar
PM2.5(µg/m³)20.8056.70
PM10(µg/m³)20.8064.50
NO₂(µg/m³)41.4028.80
SO₂(µg/m³)3.809.80
O₃(µg/m³)25.0039.00
CO(µg/m³)395.001050.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 73-point (69%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 726 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 675 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Dehradun peaks in January, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.

Year-over-year progress

Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.

Station-level disparity

Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).

Verdict

🏆 Dehradun has better air quality with an AQI of 35 compared to Muzaffarnagar's 95. That's a significant difference of 60 points.

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