Akola vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola 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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 23-point (36%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 540 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 358 of them; the average daily gap was 35 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).