Muzaffarpur vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarpur 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, Muzaffarpur averaged an AQI of 151 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 36-point (31%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 393 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 275 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Muzaffarpur peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Muzaffarpur logged 4.5% Severe days and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarpur 26 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarpur reached AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarpur spans 3 CPCB stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).