Faridabad vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Gaya.
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 Gaya averaged 110 — a 71-point (65%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 2687 days when both cities reported, Gaya was cleaner on 1984 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Gaya peaks in January. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).