Bhiwandi vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi 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, Bhiwandi averaged an AQI of 108 while Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 30-point (38%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 333 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 219 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).