Faridabad vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Kolār.
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 Kolār averaged 65 — a 116-point (178%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 1145 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 1099 of them; the average daily gap was 169 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Kolār peaks in September. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).