Bangalore vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 40-point (54%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 366 days when both cities reported, Pimpri-Chinchwad was cleaner on 205 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Pimpri-Chinchwad peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).