Pithampur vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pithampur and Raipur.
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, Pithampur averaged an AQI of 117 while Raipur averaged 74 — a 43-point (58%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 717 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 487 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pithampur peaks in December, while Raipur peaks in November. Pithampur logged 0% Severe days and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pithampur 101 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) from 2017 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pithampur reached AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Pithampur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).