Balasore vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore 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, Balasore averaged an AQI of 131 while Katni averaged 105 — a 26-point (25%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 405 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 246 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Katni peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).