Kolār vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār 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, Kolār averaged an AQI of 65 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 1-point (2%) gap, with Kolār the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 516 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 306 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).