Sasaram vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Sasaram 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, Sasaram averaged an AQI of 109 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 45-point (70%) gap, with Sasaram the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 471 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 283 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Sasaram peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Sasaram logged 0.1% Severe days and 37% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Sasaram 27 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Sasaram has improved by 166 AQI points (60.4%) from 2021 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Sasaram reached AQI 401 at Dada Peer (BSPCB) on 2021-11-28; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Sasaram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).