Faridabad vs Samastipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Samastipur.
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 Samastipur averaged 134 — a 47-point (35%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Samastipur the cleaner of the two. On 781 days when both cities reported, Samastipur was cleaner on 524 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Samastipur peaks in January. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Samastipur was 1.4% Severe and 23.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Samastipur 9 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Samastipur has improved by 84 AQI points (38.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Samastipur hit AQI 459 at DM Office Kasipur (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Samastipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 177, max 177).