Agartala vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agartala and Vijayawada.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Agartala | Vijayawada |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 37.30 | 18.50 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 40.40 | 20.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 23.00 | 9.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.10 | 6.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 23.00 | 73.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 281.00 | 276.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Agartala averaged an AQI of 140 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 76-point (119%) gap, with Agartala the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 280 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 198 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agartala peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Agartala logged 0% Severe days and 52.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agartala 87 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agartala has improved by 13 AQI points (8.5%) from 2020 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agartala reached AQI 364 at Kunjaban Agartala (SPCB) on 2022-12-16; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Agartala spans 2 CPCB stations with a 10-point spread (min 109, max 119); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).
Verdict
🏆 Vijayawada has better air quality with an AQI of 31 compared to Agartala's 63.