Faridabad vs Nagapattinam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Nagapattinam.
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 Nagapattinam averaged 60 — a 121-point (202%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Nagapattinam the cleaner of the two. On 47 days when both cities reported, Nagapattinam was cleaner on 45 of them; the average daily gap was 194 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; Nagapattinam was 0% Severe and 91.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Nagapattinam 8 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Nagapattinam hit AQI 113 at Velippalayam (TNPCB) on 2024-12-16.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Nagapattinam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 60, max 60).