Imphal vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Imphal 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, Imphal averaged an AQI of 110 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 46-point (72%) gap, with Imphal the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 263 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 231 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Imphal peaks in October, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Imphal logged 1.1% Severe days and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Imphal 103 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Imphal reached AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Imphal spans 2 CPCB stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).