Bhubaneswar vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar 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, Bhubaneswar averaged an AQI of 115 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 51-point (80%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 347 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 283 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).