Charkhi Dādri vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri 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, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 36-point (25%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Charkhi Dādri the cleaner of the two. On 1507 days when both cities reported, Charkhi Dādri was cleaner on 1276 of them; the average daily gap was 86 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) from 2020 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Charkhi Dādri 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).