Bidar vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bidar 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, Bidar averaged an AQI of 85 while Katni averaged 105 — a 20-point (24%) gap, with Katni the more polluted and Bidar the cleaner of the two. On 737 days when both cities reported, Bidar was cleaner on 622 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bidar peaks in January, while Katni peaks in November. Bidar logged 0.1% Severe days and 72.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bidar 24 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bidar has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.2%) from 2021 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bidar reached AQI 437 at Naubad (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Bidar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).