Ahmednagar vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmednagar and Faridabad.
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, Ahmednagar averaged an AQI of 109 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 72-point (66%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Ahmednagar the cleaner of the two. On 438 days when both cities reported, Ahmednagar was cleaner on 413 of them; the average daily gap was 132 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ahmednagar logged 0% Severe days and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmednagar 13 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmednagar has worsened by 15 AQI points (16%) from 2023 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmednagar reached AQI 259 at Tarakpur (MPCB) on 2024-12-18; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Ahmednagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).