Katihar vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katihar 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, Katihar averaged an AQI of 123 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 67-point (120%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 638 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 538 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katihar peaks in December, while Varanasi peaks in January. Katihar logged 3.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katihar 19 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katihar reached AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Katihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).