Ariyalur vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur 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, Ariyalur averaged an AQI of 46 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 18-point (39%) gap, with Hubli-Dharwad the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 591 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 530 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).