Faridabad vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Vellore.
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 Vellore averaged 61 — a 120-point (197%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 302 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 295 of them; the average daily gap was 183 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Vellore peaks in December. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).