Dhule vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhule 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, Dhule averaged an AQI of 103 while Pune averaged 97 — a 6-point (6%) gap, with Dhule the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 346 days when both cities reported, Dhule was cleaner on 300 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Dhule logged 0% Severe days and 47.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhule 35 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dhule has improved by 5 AQI points (4.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dhule reached AQI 276 at Deopur (MPCB) on 2023-11-07; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Dhule spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 105, max 105); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).