Hyderabad vs Mahād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Mahād.
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 Mahād averaged 90 — a 12-point (15%) gap, with Mahād the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 339 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 272 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Mahād peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mahād was 0% Severe and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Mahād 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Mahād hit AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Mahād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).