Muzaffarnagar vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarnagar and Patna.
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 Patna averaged 172 — a 7-point (4%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Patna the cleaner of the two. On 2022 days when both cities reported, Muzaffarnagar was cleaner on 1362 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Muzaffarnagar logged 1.1% Severe days and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarnagar 25 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarnagar reached AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).