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Meerut vs Sasaram

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Meerut and Sasaram.

Cleaner right now: Sasaram (10-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Sasaram cleaner 512/673 daysYoY 20192024: Meerut -44.6% · Sasaram -60.4%

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

Meerut

Uttar Pradesh, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 69.6 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Sasaram

Bihar, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 66.8 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantMeerutSasaram
PM2.5(µg/m³)69.6066.80
PM10(µg/m³)96.4078.90
NO₂(µg/m³)27.4022.70
SO₂(µg/m³)11.0014.20
O₃(µg/m³)65.0077.00
CO(µg/m³)590.00666.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Meerut averaged an AQI of 144 while Sasaram averaged 109 — a 35-point (32%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Sasaram the cleaner of the two. On 673 days when both cities reported, Sasaram was cleaner on 512 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Meerut peaks in November, while Sasaram peaks in January. Meerut logged 2% Severe days and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sasaram was 0.1% Severe and 37% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Meerut 25 days, Sasaram 27 days.

Year-over-year progress

Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Sasaram has improved by 166 AQI points (60.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Meerut reached AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Sasaram hit AQI 401 at Dada Peer (BSPCB) on 2021-11-28.

Station-level disparity

Meerut spans 3 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185); Sasaram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).

Verdict

🏆 Sasaram has better air quality with an AQI of 123 compared to Meerut's 133.

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