Hubli-Dharwad vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Kota.
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 Kota averaged 131 — a 67-point (105%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1675 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1412 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Kota peaks in November. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).