Pune vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 27-point (28%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 447 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 275 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).