Faridabad vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 64-point (55%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 2466 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 2207 of them; the average daily gap was 119 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Pithampur peaks in December. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).