Faridabad vs Ghaziabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Ghaziabad.
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 Ghaziabad averaged 177 — a 4-point (2%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Ghaziabad the cleaner of the two. On 2256 days when both cities reported, Faridabad was cleaner on 1453 of them; the average daily gap was 53 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; Ghaziabad was 12.2% Severe and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Ghaziabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Ghaziabad hit AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Ghaziabad spans 4 stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228).