Faridabad vs Gadag
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Gadag.
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 Gadag averaged 53 — a 128-point (242%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 1065 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 1049 of them; the average daily gap was 180 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Gadag peaks in March. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gadag was 0.3% Severe and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Gadag 50 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Gadag hit AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Gadag spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54).