Asansol vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Visakhapatnam.
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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 35-point (32%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Visakhapatnam the cleaner of the two. On 1791 days when both cities reported, Visakhapatnam was cleaner on 1064 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).