Faridabad vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 96-point (113%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1932 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1801 of them; the average daily gap was 142 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; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).