Coimbatore vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Coimbatore 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, Coimbatore averaged an AQI of 66 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 2-point (3%) gap, with Coimbatore the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 331 days when both cities reported, Coimbatore was cleaner on 185 of them; the average daily gap was 29 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Coimbatore peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Coimbatore logged 0% Severe days and 90.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Coimbatore 32 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Coimbatore has improved by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2019 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Coimbatore reached AQI 279 at SIDCO Kurichi (TNPCB) on 2024-09-28; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Coimbatore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 1-point spread (min 63, max 64); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).