Faridabad vs Kāshīpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Kāshīpur.
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 Kāshīpur averaged 106 — a 75-point (71%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Kāshīpur the cleaner of the two. On 561 days when both cities reported, Kāshīpur was cleaner on 538 of them; the average daily gap was 128 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Kāshīpur peaks in January. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kāshīpur was 0% Severe and 58.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Kāshīpur 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Kāshīpur has worsened by 14 AQI points (15.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Kāshīpur hit AQI 327 at Govt Girls Inter College (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Kāshīpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 101, max 101).