Faridabad vs Fatehābād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Fatehābād.
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, Faridabad averaged an AQI of 181 while Fatehābād averaged 116 — a 65-point (56%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Fatehābād the cleaner of the two. On 1746 days when both cities reported, Fatehābād was cleaner on 1422 of them; the average daily gap was 97 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Fatehābād was 1.5% Severe and 31.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Fatehābād 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Fatehābād has improved by 43 AQI points (27%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Fatehābād hit AQI 493 at Huda Sector (HSPCB) on 2019-11-02.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Fatehābād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 151, max 151).