Aurangabad vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad 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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 82-point (83%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 2064 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 1878 of them; the average daily gap was 129 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Faridabad peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).