Koppal vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Koppal 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, Koppal averaged an AQI of 65 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 9-point (16%) gap, with Koppal the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 905 days when both cities reported, Koppal was cleaner on 642 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Koppal peaks in February, while Varanasi peaks in January. Koppal logged 0% Severe days and 85.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Koppal 47 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Koppal has improved by 31 AQI points (32.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Koppal reached AQI 384 at Diwator Nagar (KSPCB) on 2023-02-16; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Koppal spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).