Sonipat vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Sonipat 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, Sonipat averaged an AQI of 134 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 78-point (139%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1470 days when both cities reported, Varanasi was cleaner on 887 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Sonipat peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Sonipat logged 0.8% Severe days and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Sonipat 21 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) from 2018 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Sonipat reached AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Sonipat spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).