Bihar Sharif vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif 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, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Katni averaged 105 — a 10-point (10%) gap, with Bihar Sharif the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 855 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 462 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Katni peaks in November. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).