Hubli-Dharwad vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Shivamogga.
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 Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 9-point (16%) gap, with Hubli-Dharwad the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 1406 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 1105 of them; the average daily gap was 31 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; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).