Meerut vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Meerut and Shillong.
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 Shillong averaged 75 — a 69-point (92%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Shillong the cleaner of the two. On 968 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 937 of them; the average daily gap was 150 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Meerut peaks in November, while Shillong peaks in February. Meerut logged 2% Severe days and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Meerut 25 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) from 2019 to 2024; Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Meerut reached AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Meerut spans 3 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).