Dindigul vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dindigul 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, Dindigul averaged an AQI of 61 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 120-point (197%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Dindigul the cleaner of the two. On 273 days when both cities reported, Dindigul was cleaner on 243 of them; the average daily gap was 135 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dindigul peaks in February, while Faridabad peaks in November. Dindigul logged 0% Severe days and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dindigul 22 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dindigul has improved by 29 AQI points (32.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dindigul reached AQI 352 at Mendonsa Colony (TNPCB) on 2023-03-12; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Dindigul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).