Angul vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul 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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 93-point (166%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 341 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 282 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).