Muzaffarnagar vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarnagar and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 64-point (56%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 380 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 264 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Muzaffarnagar peaks in December, while Rourkela peaks in November. Muzaffarnagar logged 1.1% Severe days and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarnagar 25 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarnagar reached AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).