Bangalore vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 10-point (16%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 1212 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 1059 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).