What is the air quality trend in Varanasi?

Over the past 7 days, Varanasi had an average AQI of 49 based on station measurements. The worst day was 2026-05-22 with AQI 78.

How is Varanasi air quality measured?

Air quality in Varanasi is measured by ground-level monitoring stations that report PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations hourly. CERNS.IO aggregates readings from nearby stations and converts PM2.5 to the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) scale.

Air Quality History for Varanasi, India

Name: Varanasi Air Quality History
Creator: CERNS.IO
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Historical PM2.5 and AQI trend from monitoring stations near Varanasi, India.

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Current AQI
Unhealthy for sensitive groups CAMS model

48 Hours 7 Days 14 Days 20 Days

CSV JSON

Air Quality Index Station

25h

PM2.5 Station

25h · 1 station

Temperature GFS model

28pt

Precipitation GFS model

mm/day

Daily Summary Station

Date	AQI	Range	PM2.5 avg	Hours	Stations
2026-05-28	54	54–54	13.5 µg/m³	1h	1
2026-05-27	48	36–60	12.5 µg/m³	2h	2
2026-05-26	75	8–159	27.4 µg/m³	6h	2
2026-05-25	8	7–10	2.0 µg/m³	2h	1
2026-05-24	75	7–134	25.8 µg/m³	6h	1
2026-05-23	11	11–11	2.6 µg/m³	1h	1
2026-05-22	78	14–157	30.2 µg/m³	7h	1

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