Kāshīpur vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kāshīpur and Visakhapatnam.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Kāshīpur | Visakhapatnam |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 51.20 | 32.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 59.10 | 37.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 31.80 | 24.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 5.80 | 44.60 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 59.00 | 84.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 400.00 | 514.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kāshīpur averaged an AQI of 106 while Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Visakhapatnam the more polluted and Kāshīpur the cleaner of the two. On 519 days when both cities reported, Kāshīpur was cleaner on 330 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Kāshīpur logged 0% Severe days and 58.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kāshīpur 47 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kāshīpur has worsened by 14 AQI points (15.2%) from 2023 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kāshīpur reached AQI 327 at Govt Girls Inter College (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Kāshīpur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 101, max 101); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).
Verdict
🏆 Visakhapatnam has better air quality with an AQI of 55 compared to Kāshīpur's 86.