Jālna vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jālna 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, Jālna averaged an AQI of 115 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 59-point (105%) gap, with Jālna the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 322 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 261 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jālna peaks in March, while Varanasi peaks in January. Jālna logged 0% Severe days and 53.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jālna 17 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jālna has worsened by 18 AQI points (18.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jālna reached AQI 335 at Old MIDC (MPCB) on 2024-03-07; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Jālna spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).