Faridabad vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad and Visakhapatnam.
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 Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 71-point (65%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Visakhapatnam the cleaner of the two. On 2591 days when both cities reported, Visakhapatnam was cleaner on 2248 of them; the average daily gap was 125 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).