Ujjain vs Varanasi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ujjain 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, Ujjain averaged an AQI of 116 while Varanasi averaged 56 — a 60-point (107%) gap, with Ujjain the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 2045 days when both cities reported, Ujjain was cleaner on 1162 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ujjain peaks in November, while Varanasi peaks in January. Ujjain logged 0.1% Severe days and 33.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Varanasi was 2.8% Severe and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ujjain 67 days, Varanasi 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ujjain has improved by 71 AQI points (38%) from 2017 to 2024; Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ujjain reached AQI 500 at Mahakaleshwar Temple (MPPCB) on 2023-03-10; Varanasi hit AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11.
Station-level disparity
Ujjain spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 131, max 131); Varanasi spans 4 stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165).