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Agartala vs Varanasi

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agartala and Varanasi.

Cleaner right now: Agartala (13-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Agartala cleaner 617/1052 daysYoY 20202024: Agartala -8.5% · Varanasi -75.1%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Agartala

Tripura, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 36.1 µg/m³

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Varanasi

Uttar Pradesh, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 43.8 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAgartalaVaranasi
PM2.5(µg/m³)36.1043.80
PM10(µg/m³)40.2052.90
NO₂(µg/m³)18.7028.20
SO₂(µg/m³)3.2036.90
O₃(µg/m³)46.0045.00
CO(µg/m³)265.00440.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Agartala averaged an AQI of 140 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 84-point (150%) gap, with Agartala the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1052 days when both cities reported, Agartala was cleaner on 617 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Agartala logged 0% Severe days and 52.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agartala 87 days, Varanasi 87 days.

Year-over-year progress

Agartala has improved by 13 AQI points (8.5%) from 2020 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agartala reached AQI 364 at Kunjaban Agartala (SPCB) on 2022-12-16; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.

Station-level disparity

Agartala spans 2 CPCB stations with a 10-point spread (min 109, max 119); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).

Verdict

🏆 Agartala has better air quality with an AQI of 61 compared to Varanasi's 74.

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