Kārwār vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kārwār 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, Kārwār averaged an AQI of 55 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 1-point (2%) gap, with Varanasi the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 263 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 163 of them; the average daily gap was 33 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Kārwār logged 0% Severe days and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kārwār 34 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kārwār reached AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Kārwār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).