Rohtak vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rohtak 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, Rohtak averaged an AQI of 148 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 92-point (164%) gap, with Rohtak the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1994 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 1056 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rohtak peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Rohtak logged 1.1% Severe days and 36.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rohtak 45 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rohtak has improved by 123 AQI points (45.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rohtak reached AQI 498 at MD University (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Rohtak spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 159, max 159); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).