Bilaspur vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bilaspur 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, Bilaspur averaged an AQI of 61 while Katni averaged 105 — a 44-point (72%) gap, with Katni the more polluted and Bilaspur the cleaner of the two. On 956 days when both cities reported, Bilaspur was cleaner on 811 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bilaspur peaks in December, while Katni peaks in November. Bilaspur logged 0% Severe days and 88% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bilaspur 66 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bilaspur has improved by 22 AQI points (26.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bilaspur reached AQI 259 at Mangala (NTPC) on 2023-03-09; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Bilaspur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 69, max 69); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).