Hapur vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hapur 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, Hapur averaged an AQI of 142 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 86-point (154%) gap, with Hapur the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1642 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 988 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hapur peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Hapur logged 1.9% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hapur 55 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hapur has improved by 197 AQI points (58.1%) from 2018 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hapur reached AQI 477 at Anand Vihar (UPPCB) on 2019-10-31; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Hapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 159, max 159); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).