Faridabad vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Virudhunagar.
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 Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 129-point (248%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 194 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 189 of them; the average daily gap was 177 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; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).