Hubli-Dharwad vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 11-point (17%) gap, with Tirupati the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 486 days when both cities reported, Tirupati was cleaner on 323 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Tirupati peaks in April. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).