Shivamogga vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Shivamogga 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, Shivamogga averaged an AQI of 55 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 1-point (2%) gap, with Varanasi the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 1150 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 952 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Shivamogga peaks in February, while Varanasi peaks in January. Shivamogga logged 0% Severe days and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Shivamogga 233 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) from 2020 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Shivamogga reached AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Shivamogga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).