Faridabad vs Ramanathapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Ramanathapuram.
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 Ramanathapuram averaged 42 — a 139-point (331%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Ramanathapuram the cleaner of the two. On 709 days when both cities reported, Ramanathapuram was cleaner on 694 of them; the average daily gap was 191 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Ramanathapuram peaks in January. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ramanathapuram was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Ramanathapuram 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Ramanathapuram has improved by 18 AQI points (30%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Ramanathapuram hit AQI 246 at Chalai Bazaar (TNPCB) on 2022-12-07.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Ramanathapuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).