Munger vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Munger and Puducherry.
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 Puducherry averaged 55 — a 75-point (136%) gap, with Munger the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 904 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 828 of them; the average daily gap was 125 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Munger peaks in January, while Puducherry peaks in December. Munger logged 1.5% Severe days and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Munger 12 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Munger reached AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Munger spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).