Bangalore vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 107-point (145%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2996 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 2439 of them; the average daily gap was 124 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Faridabad peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).