Cuttack vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack 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, Cuttack averaged an AQI of 112 while Katni averaged 105 — a 7-point (7%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 393 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 205 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Katni peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).