Haldia vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Haldia 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, Haldia averaged an AQI of 90 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 26-point (41%) gap, with Haldia the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 553 days when both cities reported, Haldia was cleaner on 310 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Haldia peaks in December, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Haldia logged 0% Severe days and 65.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Haldia 51 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Haldia reached AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Haldia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).