Kaithal vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kaithal 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, Kaithal averaged an AQI of 126 while Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 25-point (20%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Kaithal the cleaner of the two. On 1909 days when both cities reported, Kaithal was cleaner on 1291 of them; the average daily gap was 91 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kaithal peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Kaithal logged 0.7% Severe days and 41.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kaithal 39 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kaithal has improved by 8 AQI points (6%) from 2019 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kaithal reached AQI 467 at Rishi Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Kaithal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 136, max 136); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).