Faridabad vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad 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 2024, Faridabad averaged an AQI of 181 while Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 30-point (20%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Muzaffarpur the cleaner of the two. On 2741 days when both cities reported, Muzaffarpur was cleaner on 1742 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).