Bhagalpur vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Pune averaged 97 — a 67-point (69%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 603 days when both cities reported, Pune was cleaner on 394 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Pune peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).