Haldia vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Haldia 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, Haldia averaged an AQI of 90 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 34-point (61%) gap, with Haldia the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 359 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 199 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Haldia peaks in December, while Varanasi peaks in January. Haldia logged 0% Severe days and 65.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Haldia 51 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Haldia reached AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Haldia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).