Durgapur vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur 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, Durgapur averaged an AQI of 174 while Pune averaged 97 — a 77-point (79%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Pune was cleaner on 148 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Pune peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).