Tirunelveli vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Tirunelveli 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, Tirunelveli averaged an AQI of 30 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 34-point (113%) gap, with Vijayawada the more polluted and Tirunelveli the cleaner of the two. On 109 days when both cities reported, Tirunelveli was cleaner on 108 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Tirunelveli peaks in October, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Tirunelveli logged 0% Severe days and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Tirunelveli 31 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Tirunelveli reached AQI 42 at Municipal Corporation Office (TNPCB) on 2024-10-30; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Tirunelveli spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 30, max 30); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).