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Ajmer vs Katni

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ajmer and Katni.

Cleaner right now: Ajmer (12-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Ajmer cleaner 831/1122 daysYoY 20172022: Ajmer -16.4% · Katni -47%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Ajmer

Rajasthan, India

Good

PM2.5: 19.4 µg/m³

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Katni

Madhya Pradesh, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 31.8 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantAjmerKatni
PM2.5(µg/m³)19.4031.80
PM10(µg/m³)41.9051.90
NO₂(µg/m³)4.6019.50
SO₂(µg/m³)4.305.50
O₃(µg/m³)57.0047.00
CO(µg/m³)155.00201.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2022, Ajmer averaged an AQI of 112 while Katni averaged 105 — a 7-point (7%) gap, with Ajmer the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 1122 days when both cities reported, Ajmer was cleaner on 831 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ajmer logged 0% Severe days and 54.300000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ajmer 94 days, Katni 62 days.

Year-over-year progress

Ajmer has improved by 22 AQI points (16.4%) from 2017 to 2022; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ajmer reached AQI 357 at Civil Lines (RSPCB) on 2021-03-31; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.

Station-level disparity

Ajmer spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).

Verdict

🏆 Ajmer has better air quality with an AQI of 42 compared to Katni's 54.

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