Pune vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Solapur.
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 Solapur averaged 96 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Solapur the cleaner of the two. On 1529 days when both cities reported, Solapur was cleaner on 989 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Solapur peaks in March. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).