Pune vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune 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, Pune averaged an AQI of 97 while Raipur averaged 74 — a 23-point (31%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 368 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 279 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).