Dewās vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dewās 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, Dewās averaged an AQI of 98 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 42-point (75%) gap, with Dewās the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 2024 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 1409 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dewās peaks in December, while Varanasi peaks in January. Dewās logged 0% Severe days and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dewās 101 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dewās reached AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Dewās spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).