Ulhasnagar vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ulhasnagar 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, Ulhasnagar averaged an AQI of 117 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 53-point (83%) gap, with Ulhasnagar the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 454 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 365 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ulhasnagar peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Ulhasnagar logged 0% Severe days and 46.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ulhasnagar 74 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ulhasnagar has improved by 10 AQI points (7.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ulhasnagar reached AQI 319 at Sidhi Vinayak Nagar (MPCB) on 2023-11-13; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Ulhasnagar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).