Madurai vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai and Muzaffarnagar.
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, Madurai averaged an AQI of 48 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 131-point (273%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 76 of them; the average daily gap was 153 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).