Moradabad vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 40-point (40%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 351 days when both cities reported, Moradabad was cleaner on 192 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Moradabad peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).