Rishīkesh vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh 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, Rishīkesh averaged an AQI of 74 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 10-point (16%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 527 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 361 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).