Munger vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Munger and Muzaffarpur.
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, Munger averaged an AQI of 130 while Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 21-point (16%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Munger the cleaner of the two. On 943 days when both cities reported, Munger was cleaner on 622 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Munger logged 1.5% Severe days and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Munger 12 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Munger reached AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Munger spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).