Rajgir vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rajgir 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, Rajgir averaged an AQI of 124 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 60-point (94%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 422 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 265 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rajgir peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Rajgir logged 0.6% Severe days and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rajgir 26 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) from 2021 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rajgir reached AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Rajgir spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).