Jabalpur vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jabalpur 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, Jabalpur averaged an AQI of 106 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 50-point (89%) gap, with Jabalpur the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1481 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 745 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jabalpur peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Jabalpur logged 0% Severe days and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jabalpur 122 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) from 2019 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jabalpur reached AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Jabalpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).