Arrah vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah 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, Arrah averaged an AQI of 123 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 59-point (92%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 819 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 687 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).