Faridabad vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Hyderabad.
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 Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 103-point (132%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 2433 days when both cities reported, Hyderabad was cleaner on 2128 of them; the average daily gap was 115 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).