Kolār vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār 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, Kolār averaged an AQI of 65 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 9-point (16%) gap, with Kolār the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 950 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 749 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Varanasi peaks in January. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).