Silchar vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Silchar 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, Silchar averaged an AQI of 52 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 4-point (8%) gap, with Varanasi the more polluted and Silchar the cleaner of the two. On 352 days when both cities reported, Silchar was cleaner on 221 of them; the average daily gap was 26 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Silchar peaks in February, while Varanasi peaks in January. Silchar logged 0% Severe days and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Silchar 87 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Silchar has worsened by 11 AQI points (26.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Silchar reached AQI 89 at Tarapur (PCBA) on 2023-04-29; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Silchar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 47, max 47); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).