Pimpri-Chinchwad vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pimpri-Chinchwad 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, Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged an AQI of 114 while Pune averaged 97 — a 17-point (18%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 366 days when both cities reported, Pimpri-Chinchwad was cleaner on 249 of them; the average daily gap was 44 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; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Pimpri-Chinchwad reached AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).