Chapra vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chapra 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, Chapra averaged an AQI of 149 while Katni averaged 105 — a 44-point (42%) gap, with Chapra the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 900 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 683 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chapra peaks in January, while Katni peaks in November. Chapra logged 2.4% Severe days and 26.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chapra 14 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chapra has improved by 181 AQI points (54.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chapra reached AQI 452 at Darshan Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-20; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Chapra spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 195, max 195); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).