Kārwār vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kārwār 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, Kārwār averaged an AQI of 55 while Katihar averaged 123 — a 68-point (124%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 228 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 221 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kārwār peaks in January, while Katihar peaks in December. Kārwār logged 0% Severe days and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kārwār 34 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kārwār reached AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Kārwār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).