Hyderabad vs Ulhasnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad and Ulhasnagar.
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 Ulhasnagar averaged 117 — a 39-point (50%) gap, with Ulhasnagar the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 353 days when both cities reported, Ulhasnagar was cleaner on 234 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Ulhasnagar peaks in January. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ulhasnagar was 0% Severe and 46.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Ulhasnagar 74 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Ulhasnagar has improved by 10 AQI points (7.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Ulhasnagar hit AQI 319 at Sidhi Vinayak Nagar (MPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Ulhasnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).