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Ludhiana vs Muzaffarnagar

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ludhiana and Muzaffarnagar.

Cleaner right now: Muzaffarnagar (78-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Ludhiana cleaner 907/1040 daysYoY 20172021: Ludhiana -40.3% · Muzaffarnagar -18.3%

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

Ludhiana

Punjab, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 81.7 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Muzaffarnagar

Uttar Pradesh, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 56.7 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantLudhianaMuzaffarnagar
PM2.5(µg/m³)81.7056.70
PM10(µg/m³)109.2064.50
NO₂(µg/m³)40.4028.80
SO₂(µg/m³)15.209.80
O₃(µg/m³)35.0039.00
CO(µg/m³)797.001050.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2021, Ludhiana averaged an AQI of 117 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 62-point (53%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Ludhiana the cleaner of the two. On 1040 days when both cities reported, Ludhiana was cleaner on 907 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Ludhiana peaks in November, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Ludhiana logged 0.3% Severe days and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ludhiana 53 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.

Year-over-year progress

Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) from 2017 to 2021; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ludhiana reached AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.

Station-level disparity

Ludhiana spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).

Verdict

🏆 Muzaffarnagar has better air quality with an AQI of 95 compared to Ludhiana's 173. That's a significant difference of 78 points.

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