Bangalore vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 4-point (5%) gap, with Hyderabad the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2584 days when both cities reported, Hyderabad was cleaner on 1404 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).