Hubli-Dharwad vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 24-point (38%) gap, with Tumkur the more polluted and Hubli-Dharwad the cleaner of the two. On 522 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 346 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Tumkur peaks in December. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).