Ariyalur vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur 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, Ariyalur averaged an AQI of 46 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 10-point (22%) gap, with Varanasi the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 314 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 245 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Varanasi peaks in January. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).