Hubli-Dharwad vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Meerut.
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 Meerut averaged 144 — a 80-point (125%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1369 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1300 of them; the average daily gap was 130 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Meerut peaks in November. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).