Maihar vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Maihar 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, Maihar averaged an AQI of 59 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 85-point (144%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 1032 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 1004 of them; the average daily gap was 150 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Maihar peaks in December, while Meerut peaks in November. Maihar logged 0% Severe days and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Maihar 72 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) from 2019 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Maihar reached AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Maihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).