Pune vs Sasaram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Sasaram.
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 Sasaram averaged 109 — a 12-point (12%) gap, with Sasaram the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 557 days when both cities reported, Sasaram was cleaner on 340 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Sasaram peaks in January. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sasaram was 0.1% Severe and 37% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Sasaram 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Sasaram has improved by 166 AQI points (60.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Sasaram hit AQI 401 at Dada Peer (BSPCB) on 2021-11-28.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Sasaram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).