Kanpur vs Katni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanpur 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, Kanpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Katni averaged 105 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Kanpur the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 1500 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 835 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Kanpur logged 3.8% Severe days and 36.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katni was 0% Severe and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanpur 70 days, Katni 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanpur has improved by 96 AQI points (46.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanpur reached AQI 482 at Nehru Nagar (UPPCB) on 2017-12-29; Katni hit AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Kanpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 54-point spread (min 111, max 165); Katni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).