Muzaffarnagar vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarnagar and Tālcher.
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 Tālcher averaged 127 — a 52-point (41%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Tālcher the cleaner of the two. On 1325 days when both cities reported, Tālcher was cleaner on 1022 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Muzaffarnagar logged 1.1% Severe days and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarnagar 25 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarnagar reached AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).