Bikaner vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 90-point (141%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 556 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 498 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).