Hubli-Dharwad vs Kanpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Kanpur.
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, Hubli-Dharwad averaged an AQI of 64 while Kanpur averaged 109 — a 45-point (70%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1682 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1454 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Kanpur peaks in November. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanpur was 3.8% Severe and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Kanpur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Kanpur hit AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Kanpur spans 4 stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165).