Hubli-Dharwad vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 19-point (30%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 588 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 392 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Surat peaks in November. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).