Moradabad vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad 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, Moradabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 43-point (77%) gap, with Moradabad the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1802 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 1249 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Moradabad peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).