Bhiwandi vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi 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, Bhiwandi averaged an AQI of 108 while Katni averaged 105 — a 3-point (3%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 465 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 236 of them; the average daily gap was 34 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).