Faridabad vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 42-point (30%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Sikar the cleaner of the two. On 629 days when both cities reported, Sikar was cleaner on 550 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).