Katihar vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katihar and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 26-point (27%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 513 days when both cities reported, Katihar was cleaner on 268 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katihar peaks in December, while Pune peaks in November. Katihar logged 3.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katihar 19 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katihar reached AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Katihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).