Tiruchirappalli vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Tiruchirappalli 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, Tiruchirappalli averaged an AQI of 50 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 14-point (28%) gap, with Vijayawada the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 84 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 68 of them; the average daily gap was 29 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Tiruchirappalli peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Tiruchirappalli logged 0% Severe days and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Tiruchirappalli 46 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Tiruchirappalli has improved by 23 AQI points (31.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Tiruchirappalli reached AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Tiruchirappalli spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).