Hyderabad vs Korba
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Korba.
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 Korba averaged 67 — a 11-point (16%) gap, with Hyderabad the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 311 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Korba peaks in January. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Korba was 0% Severe and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Korba 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Korba hit AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Korba spans 2 stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75).