Varanasi vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Varanasi and Vellore.
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, Varanasi averaged an AQI of 56 while Vellore averaged 61 — a 5-point (9%) gap, with Vellore the more polluted and Varanasi the cleaner of the two. On 234 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 150 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Varanasi peaks in January, while Vellore peaks in December. Varanasi logged 2.8% Severe days and 36% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Varanasi 87 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Varanasi has improved by 169 AQI points (75.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Varanasi reached AQI 500 at Ardhali Bazar (UPPCB) on 2017-07-11; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Varanasi spans 4 CPCB stations with a 94-point spread (min 71, max 165); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).