Hubli-Dharwad vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Thrissur.
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 Thrissur averaged 57 — a 7-point (12%) gap, with Hubli-Dharwad the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 1104 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 717 of them; the average daily gap was 26 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; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).