Hyderabad vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Noida.
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 Noida averaged 182 — a 104-point (133%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 2360 days when both cities reported, Hyderabad was cleaner on 2079 of them; the average daily gap was 118 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Noida peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).