Bikaner vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 31-point (25%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Katihar the cleaner of the two. On 581 days when both cities reported, Katihar was cleaner on 337 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Katihar peaks in December. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).