Hubli-Dharwad vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Kozhikode.
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 Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 14-point (22%) gap, with Kozhikode the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 874 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 581 of them; the average daily gap was 30 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).