Cuddalore vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuddalore 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, Cuddalore averaged an AQI of 52 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 129-point (248%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Cuddalore the cleaner of the two. On 318 days when both cities reported, Cuddalore was cleaner on 308 of them; the average daily gap was 168 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuddalore peaks in January, while Faridabad peaks in November. Cuddalore logged 0% Severe days and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuddalore 34 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuddalore reached AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Cuddalore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).