Meerut vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Meerut and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 5-point (4%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Saharsa the cleaner of the two. On 602 days when both cities reported, Saharsa was cleaner on 341 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Meerut peaks in November, while Saharsa peaks in January. Meerut logged 2% Severe days and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Meerut 25 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Meerut reached AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Meerut spans 3 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).