Hyderabad vs Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Mumbai.
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 Mumbai averaged 93 — a 15-point (19%) gap, with Mumbai the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 2437 days when both cities reported, Hyderabad was cleaner on 1630 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Mumbai 58 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).