Faridabad vs Hapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Hapur.
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 Hapur averaged 142 — a 39-point (27%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Hapur the cleaner of the two. On 1978 days when both cities reported, Hapur was cleaner on 1724 of them; the average daily gap was 88 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; Hapur was 1.9% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Hapur 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Hapur has improved by 197 AQI points (58.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Hapur hit AQI 477 at Anand Vihar (UPPCB) on 2019-10-31.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Hapur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 159, max 159).