Hyderabad vs Nalbāri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Nalbāri.
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 Nalbāri averaged 129 — a 51-point (65%) gap, with Nalbāri the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 359 days when both cities reported, Nalbāri was cleaner on 209 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Nalbāri peaks in January. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nalbāri was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Nalbāri 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Nalbāri has improved by 72 AQI points (35.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Nalbāri hit AQI 384 at Bata Chowk (PCBA) on 2024-01-08.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Nalbāri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).