Amritsar vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar 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, Amritsar averaged an AQI of 124 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 60-point (94%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1894 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1410 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).