Dhanbad vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad 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, Dhanbad averaged an AQI of 161 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 97-point (152%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 216 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 213 of them; the average daily gap was 96 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).