Hyderabad vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Malegaon.
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 Malegaon averaged 114 — a 36-point (46%) gap, with Malegaon the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 355 days when both cities reported, Malegaon was cleaner on 221 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Malegaon peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).