Bhubaneswar vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar 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, Bhubaneswar averaged an AQI of 115 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 8-point (7%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 287 days when both cities reported, Katihar was cleaner on 173 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Katihar peaks in December. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).