Pune vs Sagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Sagar.
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 Sagar averaged 96 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Sagar the cleaner of the two. On 1140 days when both cities reported, Sagar was cleaner on 917 of them; the average daily gap was 65 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; Sagar was 0% Severe and 69.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Sagar 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Sagar has worsened by 24 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Sagar hit AQI 347 at Civil Lines (MPPCB) on 2024-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Sagar spans 2 stations with a 45-point spread (min 73, max 118).