Nayāgarh vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Nayāgarh 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Nayāgarh | Varanasi |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 43.90 | 43.80 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 48.80 | 52.90 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 10.80 | 28.20 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 8.30 | 36.90 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 79.00 | 45.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 439.00 | 440.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Nayāgarh averaged an AQI of 98 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 42-point (75%) gap, with Nayāgarh the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 322 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 186 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Nayāgarh peaks in April, while Varanasi peaks in January. Nayāgarh logged 0% Severe days and 47.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Nayāgarh 52 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Nayāgarh has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) from 2022 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Nayāgarh reached AQI 336 at Dabuna (OSPCB) on 2023-03-13; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Nayāgarh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).
Verdict
Both Nayāgarh and Varanasi have the same AQI of 74 right now.