Dhule vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhule 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, Dhule averaged an AQI of 103 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 78-point (76%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Dhule the cleaner of the two. On 520 days when both cities reported, Dhule was cleaner on 494 of them; the average daily gap was 120 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Dhule logged 0% Severe days and 47.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhule 35 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dhule has improved by 5 AQI points (4.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dhule reached AQI 276 at Deopur (MPCB) on 2023-11-07; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Dhule spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 105, max 105); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).