Kanpur vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanpur 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, Kanpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 14-point (13%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Kanpur the cleaner of the two. On 638 days when both cities reported, Kanpur was cleaner on 382 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanpur peaks in November, while Katihar peaks in December. Kanpur logged 3.8% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanpur 70 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanpur reached AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Kanpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).