Gangtok vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gangtok 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, Gangtok averaged an AQI of 48 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 131-point (273%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 705 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 687 of them; the average daily gap was 138 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gangtok peaks in March, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Gangtok logged 0% Severe days and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gangtok 94 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gangtok reached AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Gangtok spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).