Muzaffarnagar vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarnagar and Ooty.
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, Muzaffarnagar averaged an AQI of 179 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 121-point (209%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 537 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 512 of them; the average daily gap was 131 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Muzaffarnagar peaks in December, while Ooty peaks in May. Muzaffarnagar logged 1.1% Severe days and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarnagar 25 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarnagar reached AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).