Gaya vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya 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, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 54-point (96%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 2322 days when both cities reported, Gaya was cleaner on 1163 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).