Buxar vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Buxar 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, Buxar averaged an AQI of 141 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 40-point (28%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Buxar the cleaner of the two. On 223 days when both cities reported, Buxar was cleaner on 178 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Buxar peaks in February, while Faridabad peaks in November. Buxar logged 0% Severe days and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Buxar 13 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Buxar reached AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Buxar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).