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Kalyān vs Vijayawada

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalyān and Vijayawada.

Cleaner right now: Vijayawada (11-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Vijayawada cleaner 282/404 daysYoY 20192024: Kalyān -4% · Vijayawada -24.7%

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

Kalyān

Maharashtra, India

Good

PM2.5: 23.7 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Vijayawada

Andhra Pradesh, India

Good

PM2.5: 17.9 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantKalyānVijayawada
PM2.5(µg/m³)23.7017.90
PM10(µg/m³)40.9019.50
NO₂(µg/m³)20.609.10
SO₂(µg/m³)23.006.90
O₃(µg/m³)23.0075.00
CO(µg/m³)186.00264.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Kalyān averaged an AQI of 95 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 31-point (48%) gap, with Kalyān the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 404 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 282 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Kalyān peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Kalyān logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalyān 78 days, Vijayawada 72 days.

Year-over-year progress

Kalyān has improved by 4 AQI points (4%) from 2019 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalyān reached AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.

Station-level disparity

Kalyān spans 2 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).

Verdict

🏆 Vijayawada has better air quality with an AQI of 30 compared to Kalyān's 41.

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