Bangalore vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 43-point (58%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2560 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 1438 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Pithampur peaks in December. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).