Buxar vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Buxar 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, Buxar averaged an AQI of 141 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 18-point (15%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Katihar the cleaner of the two. On 173 days when both cities reported, Katihar was cleaner on 116 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Buxar peaks in February, while Katihar peaks in December. Buxar logged 0% Severe days and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Buxar 13 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Buxar reached AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Buxar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).