Faridabad vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Kanpur.
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 Kanpur averaged 109 — a 72-point (66%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 2271 days when both cities reported, Kanpur was cleaner on 1805 of them; the average daily gap was 78 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; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).