Faridabad vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Noida.
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 Noida averaged 182 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Faridabad the cleaner of the two. On 2252 days when both cities reported, Faridabad was cleaner on 1211 of them; the average daily gap was 45 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; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).