Delhi vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi 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 2024, Delhi averaged an AQI of 210 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 31-point (17%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Muzaffarnagar the cleaner of the two. On 2074 days when both cities reported, Muzaffarnagar was cleaner on 2020 of them; the average daily gap was 110 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).