Chennai vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chennai 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, Chennai averaged an AQI of 68 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 4-point (6%) gap, with Chennai the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 908 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 746 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chennai peaks in December, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Chennai logged 0% Severe days and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chennai 53 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chennai reached AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Chennai spans 9 CPCB stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).