Howrah vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah 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, Howrah averaged an AQI of 126 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 62-point (97%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 865 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 694 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).