Pune vs Samastipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Samastipur.
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 Samastipur averaged 134 — a 37-point (38%) gap, with Samastipur the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 374 days when both cities reported, Pune was cleaner on 199 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Samastipur peaks in January. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Samastipur was 1.4% Severe and 23.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Samastipur 9 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Samastipur has improved by 84 AQI points (38.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Samastipur hit AQI 459 at DM Office Kasipur (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Samastipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 177, max 177).