Ranipet vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ranipet 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 | Ranipet | Vijayawada |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 8.00 | 19.80 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 10.00 | 22.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 11.40 | 8.80 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 4.50 | 5.80 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 41.00 | 81.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 186.00 | 273.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ranipet averaged an AQI of 75 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 11-point (17%) gap, with Ranipet the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 60 days when both cities reported, Ranipet was cleaner on 36 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ranipet peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Ranipet logged 0% Severe days and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ranipet 10 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ranipet reached AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Ranipet spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).
Verdict
🏆 Ranipet has better air quality with an AQI of 13 compared to Vijayawada's 33.