Muzaffarnagar vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarnagar and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 82-point (85%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 1559 days when both cities reported, Pune was cleaner on 1164 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Muzaffarnagar peaks in December, while Pune peaks in November. Muzaffarnagar logged 1.1% Severe days and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarnagar 25 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarnagar reached AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).