Sonipat vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Sonipat and Visakhapatnam.
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, Sonipat averaged an AQI of 134 while Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 24-point (22%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Visakhapatnam the cleaner of the two. On 1595 days when both cities reported, Visakhapatnam was cleaner on 1111 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Sonipat peaks in November, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Sonipat logged 0.8% Severe days and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Sonipat 21 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) from 2018 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Sonipat reached AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Sonipat spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).