Bhilwara vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilwara 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, Bhilwara averaged an AQI of 98 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 34-point (53%) gap, with Bhilwara the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 487 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 361 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilwara peaks in December, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Bhilwara logged 0% Severe days and 54.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilwara 35 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilwara has improved by 37 AQI points (27.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilwara reached AQI 331 at Pratap Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-27; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Bhilwara spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).