Muzaffarnagar vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarnagar and Palwal.
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 Palwal averaged 95 — a 84-point (88%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 1692 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 1396 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Muzaffarnagar peaks in December, while Palwal peaks in November. Muzaffarnagar logged 1.1% Severe days and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarnagar 25 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarnagar reached AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).