Noida vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Noida 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, Noida averaged an AQI of 182 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 126-point (225%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 2214 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 1777 of them; the average daily gap was 93 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Noida peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Noida logged 8.9% Severe days and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Noida 14 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Noida reached AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Noida spans 4 CPCB stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).