Hyderabad vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Solapur.
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 Solapur averaged 96 — a 18-point (23%) gap, with Solapur the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 1706 days when both cities reported, Solapur was cleaner on 1174 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Solapur peaks in March. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).