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Jabalpur vs Munger

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jabalpur and Munger.

Cleaner right now: Jabalpur (67-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Jabalpur cleaner 388/629 daysYoY 20192024: Jabalpur -33.3% · Munger -50.9%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Jabalpur

Madhya Pradesh, India

Good

PM2.5: 22.9 µg/m³

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Munger

Bihar, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 61.2 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantJabalpurMunger
PM2.5(µg/m³)22.9061.20
PM10(µg/m³)32.8067.50
NO₂(µg/m³)8.7028.20
SO₂(µg/m³)4.4017.40
O₃(µg/m³)77.0071.00
CO(µg/m³)213.00516.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Jabalpur averaged an AQI of 106 while Munger averaged 130 — a 24-point (23%) gap, with Munger the more polluted and Jabalpur the cleaner of the two. On 629 days when both cities reported, Jabalpur was cleaner on 388 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Jabalpur peaks in November, while Munger peaks in January. Jabalpur logged 0% Severe days and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Munger was 1.5% Severe and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jabalpur 122 days, Munger 12 days.

Year-over-year progress

Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) from 2019 to 2024; Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jabalpur reached AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21; Munger hit AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06.

Station-level disparity

Jabalpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122); Munger spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).

Verdict

🏆 Jabalpur has better air quality with an AQI of 38 compared to Munger's 105. That's a significant difference of 67 points.

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