Ahmedabad vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Hubli-Dharwad.
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, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 53-point (83%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 2015 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1842 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).