Bihar Sharif vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif 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, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 59-point (105%) gap, with Bihar Sharif the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 594 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 480 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Varanasi peaks in January. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).