Muzaffarnagar vs Purnia
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarnagar and Purnia.
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 Purnia averaged 133 — a 46-point (35%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Purnia the cleaner of the two. On 803 days when both cities reported, Purnia was cleaner on 478 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Muzaffarnagar peaks in December, while Purnia peaks in January. Muzaffarnagar logged 1.1% Severe days and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Purnia was 3.7% Severe and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarnagar 25 days, Purnia 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarnagar reached AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02; Purnia hit AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183); Purnia spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176).