Hubli-Dharwad vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Kochi.
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 Kochi averaged 91 — a 27-point (42%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1064 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 627 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Kochi peaks in January. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).