Pune vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pune and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 22-point (29%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Tirupati the cleaner of the two. On 229 days when both cities reported, Tirupati was cleaner on 200 of them; the average daily gap was 92 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pune peaks in November, while Tirupati peaks in April. Pune logged 0.1% Severe days and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pune 92 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pune reached AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Pune spans 12 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).