Hubli-Dharwad vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 60-point (94%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 816 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 619 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Rajgir peaks in January. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).