Aurangabad vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad 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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 35-point (55%) gap, with Aurangabad the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1444 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1024 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).