Akola vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola 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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 23-point (36%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 488 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 320 of them; the average daily gap was 35 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).