Faridabad vs Imphal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Imphal.
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 Imphal averaged 110 — a 71-point (65%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Imphal the cleaner of the two. On 549 days when both cities reported, Imphal was cleaner on 482 of them; the average daily gap was 136 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Imphal peaks in October. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Imphal was 1.1% Severe and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Imphal 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Imphal hit AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Imphal spans 2 stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101).