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Muzaffarpur vs Patiala

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarpur and Patiala.

Cleaner right now: Muzaffarpur (38-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Patiala cleaner 1863/2285 daysYoY 20162024: Muzaffarpur -29.1% · Patiala +8.4%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Muzaffarpur

Bihar, India

Very Poor

PM2.5: 120.6 µg/m³

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Patiala

Punjab, India

Very Poor

PM2.5: 79.4 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantMuzaffarpurPatiala
PM2.5(µg/m³)120.6079.40
PM10(µg/m³)135.00380.90
NO₂(µg/m³)48.6013.60
SO₂(µg/m³)19.6013.50
O₃(µg/m³)54.0090.00
CO(µg/m³)873.00640.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Muzaffarpur averaged an AQI of 151 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 48-point (47%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 2285 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 1863 of them; the average daily gap was 103 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Muzaffarpur peaks in January, while Patiala peaks in November. Muzaffarpur logged 4.5% Severe days and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarpur 26 days, Patiala 86 days.

Year-over-year progress

Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarpur reached AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.

Station-level disparity

Muzaffarpur spans 3 CPCB stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).

Verdict

🏆 Muzaffarpur has better air quality with an AQI of 301 compared to Patiala's 339.

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