Akola vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Katihar.
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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 36-point (41%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 472 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 347 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Katihar peaks in December. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).