Moradabad vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad and Muzaffarnagar.
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, Moradabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 80-point (81%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 1465 days when both cities reported, Moradabad was cleaner on 883 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Moradabad peaks in November, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).