Kishanganj vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj 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, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Pune averaged 97 — a 47-point (48%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 490 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 246 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Pune peaks in November. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).