Solapur vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Solapur 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, Solapur averaged an AQI of 96 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 32-point (50%) gap, with Solapur the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 777 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 660 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Solapur peaks in March, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Solapur logged 0% Severe days and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Solapur 61 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Solapur reached AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Solapur spans 3 CPCB stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).