Mumbai vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 21-point (23%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 366 days when both cities reported, Pimpri-Chinchwad was cleaner on 288 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Pimpri-Chinchwad peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).