Bhilai vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai 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, Bhilai averaged an AQI of 73 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 9-point (14%) gap, with Bhilai the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 574 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 304 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).