Latur vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Latur 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 | Latur | Visakhapatnam |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 13.60 | 33.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 22.40 | 38.90 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 6.00 | 23.30 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.90 | 49.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 49.00 | 95.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 174.00 | 516.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Latur averaged an AQI of 83 while Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 27-point (33%) gap, with Visakhapatnam the more polluted and Latur the cleaner of the two. On 499 days when both cities reported, Latur was cleaner on 392 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Latur peaks in November, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Latur logged 0% Severe days and 73.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Latur 120 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Latur has worsened by 7 AQI points (9.2%) from 2023 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Latur reached AQI 241 at Sawe Wadi (MPCB) on 2024-01-04; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Latur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 81, max 81); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).
Verdict
🏆 Latur has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Visakhapatnam's 57.