Pune vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 18-point (19%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 367 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 223 of them; the average daily gap was 50 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; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).