Durgapur vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur 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, Durgapur averaged an AQI of 174 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 51-point (41%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Katihar the cleaner of the two. On 171 days when both cities reported, Katihar was cleaner on 150 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).