Pune vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 42-point (43%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 351 days when both cities reported, Sikar was cleaner on 224 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).