Panipat vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Panipat 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, Panipat averaged an AQI of 121 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 65-point (116%) gap, with Panipat the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1464 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 950 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Panipat peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Panipat logged 1.1% Severe days and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Panipat 38 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Panipat has improved by 51 AQI points (29.7%) from 2019 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Panipat reached AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Panipat spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).