Kochi vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi 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, Kochi averaged an AQI of 91 while Pune averaged 97 — a 6-point (7%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 769 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 544 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kochi peaks in January, while Pune peaks in November. Kochi logged 0% Severe days and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).