Moradabad vs Ulhasnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad and Ulhasnagar.
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 Ulhasnagar averaged 117 — a 18-point (18%) gap, with Ulhasnagar the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 353 days when both cities reported, Ulhasnagar was cleaner on 195 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Moradabad peaks in November, while Ulhasnagar peaks in January. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ulhasnagar was 0% Severe and 46.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Ulhasnagar 74 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Ulhasnagar has improved by 10 AQI points (7.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Ulhasnagar hit AQI 319 at Sidhi Vinayak Nagar (MPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Ulhasnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).