Faridabad vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Madurai.
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 Madurai averaged 48 — a 133-point (277%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 74 of them; the average daily gap was 204 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Madurai peaks in December. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).