Madurai vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai 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, Madurai averaged an AQI of 48 while Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 103-point (215%) gap, with Muzaffarpur 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 215 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madurai peaks in December, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).