Bathinda vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bathinda 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, Bathinda averaged an AQI of 102 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 46-point (82%) gap, with Bathinda the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1691 days when both cities reported, Bathinda was cleaner on 1073 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bathinda peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Bathinda logged 0.1% Severe days and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bathinda 54 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) from 2018 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bathinda reached AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Bathinda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).