Katihar vs Pratapgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katihar and Pratapgarh.
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 Pratapgarh averaged 93 — a 30-point (32%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Pratapgarh the cleaner of the two. On 536 days when both cities reported, Pratapgarh was cleaner on 383 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katihar peaks in December, while Pratapgarh peaks in November. Katihar logged 3.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pratapgarh was 0% Severe and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katihar 19 days, Pratapgarh 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Pratapgarh has improved by 10 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katihar reached AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23; Pratapgarh hit AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Katihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185); Pratapgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).