Bhubaneswar vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar 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, Bhubaneswar averaged an AQI of 115 while Katni averaged 105 — a 10-point (10%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 341 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 193 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Katni peaks in November. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).