Udaipur vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Udaipur 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, Udaipur averaged an AQI of 112 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 56-point (100%) gap, with Udaipur the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 2052 days when both cities reported, Udaipur was cleaner on 1266 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Udaipur logged 0% Severe days and 47% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Udaipur 49 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Udaipur has improved by 77 AQI points (40.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Udaipur reached AQI 348 at Ashok Nagar (RSPCB) on 2021-11-15; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Udaipur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 112, max 112); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).