Mumbai vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai 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, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Pune averaged 97 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 1915 days when both cities reported, Pune was cleaner on 1442 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Pune peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).