Meerut vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Meerut and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 27-point (23%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 1550 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 1288 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Meerut peaks in November, while Pithampur peaks in December. Meerut logged 2% Severe days and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Meerut 25 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Meerut reached AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Meerut spans 3 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).