Bhiwāni vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwāni 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, Bhiwāni averaged an AQI of 134 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 11-point (9%) gap, with Bhiwāni the more polluted and Katihar the cleaner of the two. On 910 days when both cities reported, Bhiwāni was cleaner on 581 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwāni peaks in November, while Katihar peaks in December. Bhiwāni logged 0.6% Severe days and 36.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwāni 33 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwāni has improved by 15 AQI points (10.1%) from 2019 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwāni reached AQI 471 at HB Colony (HSPCB) on 2019-11-13; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwāni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 144, max 144); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).