Cuttack vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack 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, Cuttack averaged an AQI of 112 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 48-point (75%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 402 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 286 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).