Hyderabad vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 4-point (5%) gap, with Hyderabad the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 372 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 262 of them; the average daily gap was 40 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Raipur peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).