Bikaner vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 27-point (18%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Bikaner the cleaner of the two. On 667 days when both cities reported, Bikaner was cleaner on 508 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Faridabad peaks in November. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).