Darbhanga vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga 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 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 287-point (368%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 396 days when both cities reported, Hyderabad was cleaner on 261 of them; the average daily gap was 98 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).