Ahmedabad vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.
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 Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 39-point (50%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 2180 days when both cities reported, Hyderabad was cleaner on 1530 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).