Kalyān vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalyān 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, Kalyān averaged an AQI of 95 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 49-point (52%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Kalyān the cleaner of the two. On 1337 days when both cities reported, Kalyān was cleaner on 1118 of them; the average daily gap was 97 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalyān peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Kalyān logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalyān 78 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalyān has improved by 4 AQI points (4%) from 2019 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalyān reached AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Kalyān spans 2 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).