Parbhani vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Parbhani 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, Parbhani averaged an AQI of 120 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 64-point (114%) gap, with Parbhani the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 287 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 216 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Parbhani peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Parbhani logged 0% Severe days and 47.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Parbhani 30 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Parbhani has worsened by 22 AQI points (22.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Parbhani reached AQI 307 at Masoom Colony (MPCB) on 2024-11-24; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Parbhani spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).