Bhiwandi vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi 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, Bhiwandi averaged an AQI of 108 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 44-point (69%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 421 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 295 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).