Muzaffarnagar vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarnagar and Rishīkesh.
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 Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 105-point (142%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 573 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 571 of them; the average daily gap was 114 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Muzaffarnagar peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Muzaffarnagar logged 1.1% Severe days and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarnagar 25 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarnagar reached AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).