Mumbai vs Munger
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai and Munger.
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, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Munger averaged 130 — a 37-point (40%) gap, with Munger the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 640 days when both cities reported, Munger was cleaner on 429 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Munger peaks in January. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Munger was 1.5% Severe and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Munger 12 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Munger hit AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Munger spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).