Puducherry vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Puducherry and Solapur.
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 | Puducherry | Solapur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 12.20 | 13.50 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 14.50 | 22.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 18.70 | 6.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.00 | 2.70 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 33.00 | 46.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 402.00 | 157.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Puducherry averaged an AQI of 55 while Solapur averaged 96 — a 41-point (75%) gap, with Solapur the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 744 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 653 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Puducherry peaks in December, while Solapur peaks in March. Puducherry logged 0% Severe days and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Puducherry 117 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Puducherry reached AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Puducherry spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).
Verdict
🏆 Puducherry has better air quality with an AQI of 20 compared to Solapur's 23.