Jabalpur vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jabalpur 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, Jabalpur averaged an AQI of 106 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 17-point (16%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Jabalpur the cleaner of the two. On 620 days when both cities reported, Jabalpur was cleaner on 384 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jabalpur peaks in November, while Katihar peaks in December. Jabalpur logged 0% Severe days and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jabalpur 122 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) from 2019 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jabalpur reached AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Jabalpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).