Dehradun vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun 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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 28-point (36%) gap, with Dehradun the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 502 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 377 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).