Pune vs Thane
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Thane.
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 Thane averaged 95 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Thane the cleaner of the two. On 361 days when both cities reported, Thane was cleaner on 295 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Thane peaks in January. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thane was 0% Severe and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Thane 99 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Thane hit AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Thane spans 2 stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99).