Gadag vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag 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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Pune averaged 97 — a 44-point (83%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 667 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 658 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Pune peaks in November. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).