Meerut vs Munger
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Meerut and Munger.
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, Meerut averaged an AQI of 144 while Munger averaged 130 — a 14-point (11%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Munger the cleaner of the two. On 640 days when both cities reported, Munger was cleaner on 402 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Meerut peaks in November, while Munger peaks in January. Meerut logged 2% Severe days and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Munger was 1.5% Severe and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Meerut 25 days, Munger 12 days.
Year-over-year progress
Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Meerut reached AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Munger hit AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Meerut spans 3 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185); Munger spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).