Faridabad vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad 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, Faridabad averaged an AQI of 181 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 117-point (183%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1992 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1891 of them; the average daily gap was 154 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).