Faridabad vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Rishīkesh.
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 Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 107-point (145%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 631 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 627 of them; the average daily gap was 158 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).