Faridabad vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad 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, Faridabad averaged an AQI of 181 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 2-point (1%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Muzaffarnagar the cleaner of the two. On 2014 days when both cities reported, Muzaffarnagar was cleaner on 1493 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).