Būndi vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Būndi and Puducherry.
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, Būndi averaged an AQI of 126 while Puducherry averaged 55 — a 71-point (129%) gap, with Būndi the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 526 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 485 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Būndi peaks in January, while Puducherry peaks in December. Būndi logged 0% Severe days and 31% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Būndi 23 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Būndi has improved by 18 AQI points (12.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Būndi reached AQI 353 at New Colony (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Būndi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 133, max 133); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).