Ariyalur vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur 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, Ariyalur averaged an AQI of 46 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 135-point (293%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 598 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 591 of them; the average daily gap was 181 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Faridabad peaks in November. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).