Charkhi Dādri vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri 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, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 81-point (127%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 555 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 441 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Charkhi Dādri peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) from 2020 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Charkhi Dādri 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).