Tālcher vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Tālcher 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 2023, Tālcher averaged an AQI of 127 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 71-point (127%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 1304 days when both cities reported, Tālcher was cleaner on 859 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Tālcher peaks in December, while Varanasi peaks in January. Tālcher logged 0.2% Severe days and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Tālcher 44 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) from 2018 to 2023; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Tālcher reached AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Tālcher spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).