Chittoor vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chittoor 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, Chittoor averaged an AQI of 76 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 20-point (36%) gap, with Chittoor the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 281 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 145 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chittoor peaks in October, while Varanasi peaks in January. Chittoor logged 0% Severe days and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chittoor 37 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2022 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chittoor reached AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Chittoor spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).