Pune vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Shivamogga.
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 Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 42-point (76%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 987 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 956 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Shivamogga peaks in February. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).