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Moradabad vs Siliguri

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad and Siliguri.

Cleaner right now: Moradabad (30-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Siliguri cleaner 1348/1591 daysYoY 20172024: Moradabad -69.3% · Siliguri -32.5%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Moradabad

Uttar Pradesh, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 72.9 µg/m³

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Siliguri

West Bengal, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 82.2 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantMoradabadSiliguri
PM2.5(µg/m³)72.9082.20
PM10(µg/m³)91.00105.70
NO₂(µg/m³)37.2015.40
SO₂(µg/m³)10.506.50
O₃(µg/m³)34.0095.00
CO(µg/m³)1241.00539.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Moradabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Siliguri averaged 81 — a 18-point (22%) gap, with Moradabad the more polluted and Siliguri the cleaner of the two. On 1591 days when both cities reported, Siliguri was cleaner on 1348 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Moradabad peaks in November, while Siliguri peaks in February. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Siliguri was 0.1% Severe and 61.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Siliguri 180 days.

Year-over-year progress

Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Siliguri has improved by 39 AQI points (32.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Siliguri hit AQI 415 at Ward-32 Bapupara (WBPCB) on 2018-02-08.

Station-level disparity

Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Siliguri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 107, max 107).

Verdict

🏆 Moradabad has better air quality with an AQI of 144 compared to Siliguri's 174.

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