Moradabad vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad and Muzaffarpur.
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 Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 52-point (53%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 1729 days when both cities reported, Moradabad was cleaner on 953 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Moradabad peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).