Mangalore vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mangalore 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, Mangalore averaged an AQI of 61 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 83-point (136%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 894 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 841 of them; the average daily gap was 142 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mangalore peaks in February, while Meerut peaks in November. Mangalore logged 0% Severe days and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mangalore 64 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mangalore reached AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Mangalore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).