Hubli-Dharwad vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hubli-Dharwad and Varanasi.
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 Varanasi averaged 56 — a 8-point (14%) gap, with Hubli-Dharwad the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1655 days when both cities reported, Hubli-Dharwad was cleaner on 1286 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hubli-Dharwad peaks in February, while Varanasi peaks in January. Hubli-Dharwad logged 0% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hubli-Dharwad 180 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hubli-Dharwad has improved by 18 AQI points (22%) from 2018 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hubli-Dharwad reached AQI 500 at Deshpande Nagar (KSPCB) on 2018-05-21; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Hubli-Dharwad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 6-point spread (min 73, max 79); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).