Fatehābād vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Fatehābād and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 33-point (40%) gap, with Fatehābād the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 469 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 320 of them; the average daily gap was 69 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; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Fatehābād 38 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Fatehābād has improved by 43 AQI points (27%) from 2019 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Fatehābād reached AQI 493 at Huda Sector (HSPCB) on 2019-11-02; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Fatehābād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 151, max 151); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).