Akola vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola 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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 9-point (12%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 365 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 319 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).