Kannur vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur 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, Kannur averaged an AQI of 65 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 9-point (16%) gap, with Kannur the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1148 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 913 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Varanasi peaks in January. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).