Gwalior vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior 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, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 15-point (11%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Gwalior the cleaner of the two. On 1367 days when both cities reported, Gwalior was cleaner on 838 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).