Indore vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Indore 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, Indore averaged an AQI of 84 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 28-point (50%) gap, with Indore the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1496 days when both cities reported, Indore was cleaner on 754 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Indore peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Indore logged 0% Severe days and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Indore 65 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) from 2019 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Indore reached AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Indore spans 6 CPCB stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).