Hubli-Dharwad vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Panchkula.
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 Panchkula averaged 117 — a 53-point (83%) gap, with Panchkula the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1240 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 764 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Panchkula peaks in December. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).