Moradabad vs Sirsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad and Sirsa.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Moradabad | Sirsa |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 60.10 | 70.50 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 75.00 | 238.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 26.10 | 27.50 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.10 | 8.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 69.00 | 54.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 1058.00 | 316.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Moradabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Sirsa averaged 115 — a 16-point (16%) gap, with Sirsa the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 1351 days when both cities reported, Sirsa was cleaner on 907 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sirsa was 0.5% Severe and 41.300000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Sirsa 40 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Sirsa has improved by 48 AQI points (29.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Sirsa hit AQI 462 at F-Block (HSPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Sirsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).
Verdict
🏆 Moradabad has better air quality with an AQI of 101 compared to Sirsa's 192. That's a significant difference of 91 points.