Asansol vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Pune.
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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Pune averaged 97 — a 48-point (49%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 1764 days when both cities reported, Pune was cleaner on 921 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Pune peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).