Belgaum vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum 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, Belgaum averaged an AQI of 58 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 6-point (10%) gap, with Vijayawada the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 495 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 353 of them; the average daily gap was 28 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).