Gwalior vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior 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, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 72-point (113%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 326 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 302 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).