Palwal vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Palwal 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Palwal | Vijayawada |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 58.70 | 18.50 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 129.50 | 20.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 23.70 | 9.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.30 | 6.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 51.00 | 73.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 502.00 | 276.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Palwal averaged an AQI of 95 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 31-point (48%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 688 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 461 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Palwal peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Palwal logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Palwal 37 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) from 2019 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Palwal reached AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Palwal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).
Verdict
🏆 Vijayawada has better air quality with an AQI of 31 compared to Palwal's 120. That's a significant difference of 89 points.