Korba vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Korba 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, Korba averaged an AQI of 67 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 11-point (20%) gap, with Korba the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 193 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Korba logged 0% Severe days and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Korba 83 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Korba reached AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Korba spans 2 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).