Hyderabad vs Imphal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Imphal.
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, Hyderabad averaged an AQI of 78 while Imphal averaged 110 — a 32-point (41%) gap, with Imphal the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 551 days when both cities reported, Imphal was cleaner on 348 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Imphal peaks in October. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Imphal was 1.1% Severe and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Imphal 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Imphal hit AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Imphal spans 2 stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101).