Nagpur vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Nagpur 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, Nagpur averaged an AQI of 104 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 48-point (86%) gap, with Nagpur the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1733 days when both cities reported, Nagpur was cleaner on 1157 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Nagpur peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Nagpur logged 0% Severe days and 60.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Nagpur 68 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Nagpur has improved by 37 AQI points (26.2%) from 2017 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Nagpur reached AQI 342 at Opp GPO Civil Lines (MPCB) on 2022-12-03; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Nagpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 9-point spread (min 98, max 107); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).