Faridabad vs Korba
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Korba.
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 Korba averaged 67 — a 114-point (170%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 700 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 678 of them; the average daily gap was 149 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Korba peaks in January. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Korba was 0% Severe and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Korba 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Korba hit AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Korba spans 2 stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75).