Air quality comparison · India, 876 km apart
Ahmedabad vs Hyderabad Air quality index (AQI) today
Ahmedabad has cleaner air than Hyderabad right now: AQI 118 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) against 156 (Unhealthy).
That puts them in different EPA bands, so the health advice differs today. Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, Ahmedabad averaged AQI 87 against 90, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days. Hyderabad has more tree cover.
India
AQI 118
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 42.6 µg/m³2.8× WHO guideline
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Ground station
- Reading
- Nov 11, 21:00 local
India
AQI 156
Unhealthy
Cleaner right now
- PM2.5
- 62 µg/m³4.1× WHO guideline
- Main pollutant
- PM2.5
- Source
- Ground station
- Reading
- Nov 11, 21:00 local
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Ahmedabad118Hyderabad156
Head to head
Ahmedabad vs Hyderabad at a glance
Ahmedabad is ahead on 3 of 5 measures, and Hyderabad on 2. The better figure in each row is marked.
| Ahmedabad | Hyderabad | |
|---|---|---|
| Air quality nowUS AQI. Lower is better. | 118 (better) | 156 |
| PM2.5Fine particles, µg/m³. | 42.6 (better) | 62 |
| Past week's averageUS AQI, 7 days. | 87 (better) | 90 |
| Tree coverWithin 2 km of the center. | 12.4% | 19.1% (better) |
| Trees still neededTo reach a healthy canopy. | 68.7K | 65.7K (better) |
Air quality today
What is the air like in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad right now?
Ahmedabad has cleaner air than Hyderabad right now: AQI 118 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups) against 156 (Unhealthy). PM2.5 is setting the index in both.
Ahmedabad's PM2.5 is about 2.8× the WHO's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³. Hyderabad's PM2.5 is about 4.1× the WHO's 24-hour guideline of 15 µg/m³.
Both readings come from nearby ground stations.
AhmedabadHyderabad
Concentrations at the same moment as the index above, for the pollutants both places report. Lower is better. The dark marks on the PM2.5 and PM10 rows show the WHO's 24-hour guidelines (15 and 45 µg/m³).
Ahmedabad: Ground station · Gyaspur, Ahmedabad - IITM, 6.4 km away · median of 8 stations. Data: OpenAQ · CPCB, Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India (GODL-India).
Hyderabad: Ground station · Zoo Park, Hyderabad - TSPCB, 3.9 km away · median of 4 stations. Data: OpenAQ · CPCB, Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India (GODL-India).
The past week
Which had cleaner air over the past 7 days?
Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, Ahmedabad averaged AQI 87 against 90, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days. A single reading can catch a city on a bad afternoon; the week says whether it was the weather or the place.
- Cleaner days
- Ahmedabad5Hyderabad2
- Average AQI
- Ahmedabad87Hyderabad90
- Worst day, AQI
- Ahmedabad99Hyderabad125
The daily numbers (7 days)
| Day | Ahmedabad | Hyderabad |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | 93 | 41 |
| Nov 6 | 99 | 57 |
| Nov 7 | 97 | 104 |
| Nov 8 | 93 | 125 |
| Nov 9 | 89 | 97 |
| Nov 10 | 76 | 94 |
| Nov 11 | 65 | 110 |
Daily averages from the CAMS atmospheric model for both places, so the week compares like with like. They can differ from today's reading at the top of the page wherever that comes from a ground station.
What it means today
Is it safe to go outside in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad today?
Ahmedabad (AQI 118, Unhealthy for sensitive groups): Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Hyderabad (AQI 156, Unhealthy): Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Exercise outdoors
- Ahmedabad
- Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise.
- Hyderabad
- Everyone should cut down long or hard exercise; sensitive groups should avoid it.
Windows
- Ahmedabad
- Close them to keep the outside air out.
- Hyderabad
- Keep them closed.
Masks
- Ahmedabad
- Sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors.
- Hyderabad
- Wear an N95 outdoors.
Air purifier
- Ahmedabad
- Run one, especially in bedrooms.
- Hyderabad
- Run one.
Against everywhere else
How do Ahmedabad and Hyderabad compare with the rest of the world?
Right now Ahmedabad's air is cleaner than 16% of the 5,420 places Airleaf tracks, and Hyderabad's is cleaner than 9%. Within India, that is 60% and 42% of its 471 measured places.
Cleaner air than…
- Ahmedabad
- Beats 16%
- Hyderabad
- Beats 9%
More tree cover than…
- Ahmedabad
- Beats 27%
- Hyderabad
- Beats 44%
Includes model estimates as well as station readings, so it can differ from our most polluted and cleanest air rankings, which use station readings only.
Satellite timelapses
Watch both change, year by year
A clear satellite photo a year of the land around each city. Press play, turn on the forest cleared since the first year, or drag the before and after.
Ahmedabad
2017: satellite photo from January 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
Hyderabad
2017: satellite photo from April 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
Trees
Which has more trees, Ahmedabad or Hyderabad?
Hyderabad has more tree cover: 19.1% of the land within 2 km of its center against 12.4% around Ahmedabad, or about 60,004 trees against 37,670.
The dark mark is each place's canopy target: 30% of the land, raised where air quality is poor.
| Ahmedabad | Hyderabad | |
|---|---|---|
| Trees standingEstimated from the canopy area. | 37.7K | 60.0K (better) |
| Trees still neededTo reach the target. Fewer is better. | 68.7K | 65.7K (better) |
| CO₂ absorbed each yearBy the trees already standing. | 829K kg | 1.3M kg (better) |
Tree cover on the satellite image
The same 2 km radius around each center, with the tree cover the satellite found marked on it.
Reading these numbers
How this comparison is made
Air quality index
The US EPA index, computed from current pollutant concentrations: ground stations where a place has them nearby, and the CAMS atmospheric model everywhere else. It moves hour to hour, so it is a snapshot rather than a verdict on either place. The guideline marks are from the WHO's 2021 air quality guidelines.
Trees and forest
Tree cover is the share of ground under canopy within 2 km of each center, read from Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail. It measures that circle, not the whole municipality, which is what makes the two comparable. Forest loss comes from the University of Maryland's Global Forest Change maps.
More on the method on the About Airleaf page.
Frequently asked
Ahmedabad vs Hyderabad: your questions answered
Is Ahmedabad cleaner than Hyderabad?
On air quality, yes, right now: Ahmedabad reads AQI 118 against 156, a gap of 38 points on the US EPA index. This is a live reading rather than an annual average, so it can reverse within a day. Over the past 7 days, on modeled daily averages, Ahmedabad averaged AQI 87 against 90, and it was the cleaner of the two on 5 of those days.
Is it safe to exercise outdoors in Ahmedabad and Hyderabad today?
In Ahmedabad, at AQI 118: Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity. In Hyderabad, at AQI 156: Everyone should limit long outdoor exertion; sensitive groups more so.
Which has more trees, Ahmedabad or Hyderabad?
Hyderabad has more tree cover: 19.1% of the land within 2 km of its center against 12.4% around Ahmedabad, or about 60,004 trees against 37,670. Both figures describe the same-sized circle of ground around each center, not the whole municipality.
How many more trees do Ahmedabad and Hyderabad need?
Ahmedabad needs about 68,657 more to reach its canopy target of 35%, and Hyderabad about 65,659 to reach 40%. The target starts at 30% of the land and rises where air quality is poor.
Are Ahmedabad and Hyderabad measured the same way?
The method is the same: the US EPA index for air, and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery at 10 m detail over an identical radius for trees. Both readings come from nearby ground stations. Nothing is adjusted for population, city limits or climate.
How often does the Ahmedabad vs Hyderabad comparison update?
The air readings refresh about once an hour, and each reading's local time is shown at the top of the page. Tree cover comes from the latest clear satellite image of each area (Oct 15, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026), and the forest figures are published yearly.
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