Hyderabad vs Jabalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Jabalpur.
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 Jabalpur averaged 106 — a 28-point (36%) gap, with Jabalpur the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 1531 days when both cities reported, Jabalpur was cleaner on 761 of them; the average daily gap was 40 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Jabalpur peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jabalpur was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Jabalpur 122 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Jabalpur hit AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Jabalpur spans 4 stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122).