Vijayawada — AQI Trends
Year-over-year AQI trajectory for Vijayawada (2017–2024). Based on CPCB station data, 2016–present.
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Vijayawada — annual AQI 2017–2024
Year × month heatmap
Worst single days on record
- 2023-04-04Kanuru (APPCB)500
- 2023-04-03Kanuru (APPCB)418
- 2024-05-11HB Colony (APPCB)342
- 2023-09-03HB Colony (APPCB)330
- 2017-07-18PWD Grounds (APPCB)327
- 2024-05-05HB Colony (APPCB)313
- 2024-11-05Rajiv Nagar (APPCB)307
- 2024-05-10HB Colony (APPCB)263
- 2017-10-20PWD Grounds (APPCB)242
- 2023-03-04Kanuru (APPCB)241
What the numbers say
Overview
Vijayawada's AQI moved from 85 in 2017 to 64 in 2024 — a fall of 24.7% over 7 years. The long-run trend is roughly stable, with a regression slope of -0.7 AQI points per year.
The data story
The worst recorded year in Vijayawada was 2017 at AQI 85, while the best was 2019 at AQI 62. The city has posted 1.8% of all measured days above AQI 200 (the Poor threshold), and its worst recorded single day hit 500 on 4 Apr 2023.
Why this pattern
Vijayawada's trend has been stable — neither clearly worsening nor clearly improving. That stability often masks underlying growth in emissions being offset by cleaner vehicle technology or weather variability. The NCAP era from 2019 onward is the key policy backdrop; stability here means targets have not yet translated into measurable ground-level change.
What to do with this
For planners and residents, the trend matters as much as today's number. A worsening city needs aggressive source control and personal protection investments like indoor purifiers. An improving city rewards continued policy pressure but still requires caution during peak months. Use the live AQI page for day-to-day decisions and this chart for multi-year context. Year-over-year change of more than 10% in either direction is typically real signal, not noise.