Katihar vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katihar and Maihar.
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, Katihar averaged an AQI of 123 while Maihar averaged 59 — a 64-point (108%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 703 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 675 of them; the average daily gap was 148 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Katihar logged 3.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katihar 19 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katihar reached AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Katihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).