Kanpur vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanpur 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, Kanpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 42-point (39%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 2155 days when both cities reported, Kanpur was cleaner on 1387 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanpur peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Kanpur logged 3.8% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanpur 70 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanpur reached AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Kanpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).