Varanasi vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Varanasi 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, Varanasi averaged an AQI of 56 while Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 8-point (14%) gap, with Vijayawada the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 889 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 655 of them; the average daily gap was 109 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Varanasi peaks in January, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Varanasi logged 2.8% Severe days and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Varanasi 87 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Varanasi reached AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Varanasi spans 4 CPCB stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).