Hyderabad vs Kaithal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Kaithal.
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 Kaithal averaged 126 — a 48-point (62%) gap, with Kaithal the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 1683 days when both cities reported, Hyderabad was cleaner on 910 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Kaithal peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kaithal was 0.7% Severe and 41.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Kaithal 39 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Kaithal has improved by 8 AQI points (6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Kaithal hit AQI 467 at Rishi Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Kaithal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 136, max 136).