Faridabad vs Sagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Sagar.
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 Sagar averaged 96 — a 85-point (89%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Sagar the cleaner of the two. On 1305 days when both cities reported, Sagar was cleaner on 1257 of them; the average daily gap was 148 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; Sagar was 0% Severe and 69.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Sagar 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Sagar has worsened by 24 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Sagar hit AQI 347 at Civil Lines (MPPCB) on 2024-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Sagar spans 2 stations with a 45-point spread (min 73, max 118).