Moradabad vs Purnia
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad and Purnia.
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 Purnia averaged 133 — a 34-point (34%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 603 days when both cities reported, Moradabad was cleaner on 332 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Moradabad peaks in November, while Purnia peaks in January. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Purnia was 3.7% Severe and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Purnia 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Purnia hit AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Purnia spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176).