Arrah vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Katni.
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, Arrah averaged an AQI of 123 while Katni averaged 105 — a 18-point (17%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 801 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 466 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Katni peaks in November. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).