Fatehābād vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Fatehābād 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, Fatehābād averaged an AQI of 116 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 7-point (6%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Fatehābād the cleaner of the two. On 753 days when both cities reported, Fatehābād was cleaner on 428 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Fatehābād peaks in November, while Katihar peaks in December. Fatehābād logged 1.5% Severe days and 31.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Fatehābād 38 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Fatehābād has improved by 43 AQI points (27%) from 2019 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Fatehābād reached AQI 493 at Huda Sector (HSPCB) on 2019-11-02; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Fatehābād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 151, max 151); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).