Gaya vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya 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, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Katni averaged 105 — a 5-point (5%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 1805 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 1096 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Katni peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).