Dhanbad vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad 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, Dhanbad averaged an AQI of 161 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 97-point (152%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 199 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 188 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).