Pimpri-Chinchwad vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pimpri-Chinchwad and Prayagraj.
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, Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged an AQI of 114 while Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 34-point (43%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 365 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 252 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Pimpri-Chinchwad logged 0% Severe days and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Pimpri-Chinchwad reached AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).