Aurangabad vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad 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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Katni averaged 105 — a 6-point (6%) gap, with Katni the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 1287 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 814 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Katni peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).