Aurangabad vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad 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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 24-point (24%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 596 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 338 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Katihar peaks in December. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).