Muzaffarnagar vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarnagar and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 45-point (34%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Sonipat the cleaner of the two. On 1538 days when both cities reported, Sonipat was cleaner on 891 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Muzaffarnagar peaks in December, while Sonipat peaks in November. Muzaffarnagar logged 1.1% Severe days and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarnagar 25 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarnagar reached AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).