Satna vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Satna 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, Satna averaged an AQI of 66 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 10-point (18%) gap, with Satna the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1928 days when both cities reported, Satna was cleaner on 1526 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Satna peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Satna logged 0.2% Severe days and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Satna 146 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Satna has improved by 58 AQI points (46.8%) from 2018 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Satna reached AQI 500 at Bandhavgar Colony Satna (Cement) on 2018-05-27; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Satna spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 85, max 85); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).