Meerut vs Sagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Meerut and Sagar.
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 Sagar averaged 96 — a 48-point (50%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Sagar the cleaner of the two. On 1310 days when both cities reported, Sagar was cleaner on 1186 of them; the average daily gap was 114 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Meerut logged 2% Severe days and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sagar was 0% Severe and 69.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Meerut 25 days, Sagar 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Sagar has worsened by 24 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Meerut reached AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Sagar hit AQI 347 at Civil Lines (MPPCB) on 2024-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Meerut spans 3 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185); Sagar spans 2 stations with a 45-point spread (min 73, max 118).