Palwal vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Palwal 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Palwal | Pune |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 58.70 | 15.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 129.50 | 35.00 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 23.70 | 10.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.30 | 8.90 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 51.00 | 33.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 502.00 | 131.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Palwal averaged an AQI of 95 while Pune averaged 97 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 1408 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 763 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Palwal logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Palwal 37 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) from 2019 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Palwal reached AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Palwal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).
Verdict
🏆 Pune has better air quality with an AQI of 35 compared to Palwal's 120. That's a significant difference of 85 points.