Faridabad vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 93-point (106%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Tumkur the cleaner of the two. On 535 days when both cities reported, Tumkur was cleaner on 484 of them; the average daily gap was 134 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Tumkur peaks in December. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).