Munger vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Munger and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 9-point (7%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Munger the cleaner of the two. On 547 days when both cities reported, Munger was cleaner on 274 of them; the average daily gap was 60 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; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Munger 12 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Munger reached AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Munger spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).