Hyderabad vs Mangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Mangalore.
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 Mangalore averaged 61 — a 17-point (28%) gap, with Hyderabad the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 895 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 855 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Mangalore peaks in February. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mangalore was 0% Severe and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Mangalore 64 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Mangalore hit AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Mangalore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).