Hajipur vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hajipur and Meerut.
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, Hajipur averaged an AQI of 173 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 29-point (20%) gap, with Hajipur the more polluted and Meerut the cleaner of the two. On 1251 days when both cities reported, Hajipur was cleaner on 881 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hajipur peaks in December, while Meerut peaks in November. Hajipur logged 0.3% Severe days and 36.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hajipur 36 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hajipur has worsened by 74 AQI points (74.7%) from 2020 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hajipur reached AQI 427 at Industrial Area (BSPCB) on 2024-11-12; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Hajipur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 149, max 149); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).