Faridabad vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 84-point (87%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 1918 days when both cities reported, Pune was cleaner on 1637 of them; the average daily gap was 113 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; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).