Dehradun vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun 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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 75-point (71%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 788 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 753 of them; the average daily gap was 129 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Faridabad peaks in November. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).