Fatehābād vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Fatehābād and Prayagraj.
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, Fatehābād averaged an AQI of 116 while Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 36-point (45%) gap, with Fatehābād the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 767 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 452 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Fatehābād logged 1.5% Severe days and 31.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Fatehābād 38 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Fatehābād has improved by 43 AQI points (27%) from 2019 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Fatehābād reached AQI 493 at Huda Sector (HSPCB) on 2019-11-02; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Fatehābād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 151, max 151); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).