Muzaffarpur vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Muzaffarpur 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, Muzaffarpur averaged an AQI of 151 while Tālcher averaged 127 — a 24-point (19%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Tālcher the cleaner of the two. On 1524 days when both cities reported, Tālcher was cleaner on 1181 of them; the average daily gap was 94 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Muzaffarpur peaks in January, while Tālcher peaks in December. Muzaffarpur logged 4.5% Severe days and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Muzaffarpur 26 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Muzaffarpur reached AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Muzaffarpur spans 3 CPCB stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).