Hubli-Dharwad vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 33-point (52%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 1504 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1270 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Pune peaks in November. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).