Faridabad vs Kolhapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Kolhapur.
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 Kolhapur averaged 100 — a 81-point (81%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Kolhapur the cleaner of the two. On 363 days when both cities reported, Kolhapur was cleaner on 325 of them; the average daily gap was 121 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; Kolhapur was 0% Severe and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Kolhapur 81 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Kolhapur hit AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Kolhapur spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109).