Bhilwara vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilwara 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, Bhilwara averaged an AQI of 98 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 25-point (26%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Bhilwara the cleaner of the two. On 425 days when both cities reported, Bhilwara was cleaner on 252 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Bhilwara logged 0% Severe days and 54.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilwara 35 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilwara has improved by 37 AQI points (27.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilwara reached AQI 331 at Pratap Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-27; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Bhilwara spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).