Indore vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Indore 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, Indore averaged an AQI of 84 while Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 67-point (80%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Indore the cleaner of the two. On 1510 days when both cities reported, Indore was cleaner on 1134 of them; the average daily gap was 91 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Indore peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Indore logged 0% Severe days and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Indore 65 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) from 2019 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Indore reached AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Indore spans 6 CPCB stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).