Pithampur vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pithampur 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, Pithampur averaged an AQI of 117 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 61-point (109%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 2114 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 1364 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pithampur peaks in December, while Varanasi peaks in January. Pithampur logged 0% Severe days and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pithampur 101 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) from 2017 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pithampur reached AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Pithampur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).