Hubli-Dharwad vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Madikeri.
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 Madikeri averaged 35 — a 29-point (83%) gap, with Hubli-Dharwad the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1348 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1280 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in February on average. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).