Aizawl vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl 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, Aizawl averaged an AQI of 46 while Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 32-point (70%) gap, with Hyderabad the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 1211 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 1186 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).