Ramanathapuram vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ramanathapuram 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, Ramanathapuram averaged an AQI of 42 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 22-point (52%) gap, with Vijayawada the more polluted and Ramanathapuram the cleaner of the two. On 444 days when both cities reported, Ramanathapuram was cleaner on 397 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ramanathapuram peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Ramanathapuram logged 0% Severe days and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ramanathapuram 46 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ramanathapuram has improved by 18 AQI points (30%) from 2022 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ramanathapuram reached AQI 246 at Chalai Bazaar (TNPCB) on 2022-12-07; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Ramanathapuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).