Agra vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Varanasi.
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, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 23-point (41%) gap, with Agra the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 2511 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 1263 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).