Katihar vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katihar and Malegaon.
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 Malegaon averaged 114 — a 9-point (8%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Malegaon the cleaner of the two. On 445 days when both cities reported, Malegaon was cleaner on 274 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katihar peaks in December, while Malegaon peaks in November. Katihar logged 3.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katihar 19 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katihar reached AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Katihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).