Ghaziabad vs Hubli-Dharwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ghaziabad 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, Ghaziabad averaged an AQI of 177 while Hubli-Dharwad averaged 64 — a 113-point (177%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1701 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1654 of them; the average daily gap was 168 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ghaziabad peaks in November, while Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February. Ghaziabad logged 12.2% Severe days and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hubli-Dharwad was 0% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ghaziabad 19 days, Hubli-Dharwad 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ghaziabad reached AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21; Hubli-Dharwad hit AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21.
Station-level disparity
Ghaziabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228); Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79).