Guwahati vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Guwahati 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, Guwahati averaged an AQI of 123 while Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 45-point (58%) gap, with Guwahati the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 1750 days when both cities reported, Guwahati was cleaner on 940 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Guwahati peaks in January, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Guwahati logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Guwahati 105 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Guwahati has worsened by 14 AQI points (12.8%) from 2019 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Guwahati reached AQI 420 at Railway Colony (PCBA) on 2023-01-15; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Guwahati spans 4 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 118, max 144); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).