Katihar vs Rāichūr
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katihar and Rāichūr.
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 Rāichūr averaged 106 — a 17-point (16%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Rāichūr the cleaner of the two. On 648 days when both cities reported, Rāichūr was cleaner on 518 of them; the average daily gap was 112 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katihar peaks in December, while Rāichūr peaks in February. Katihar logged 3.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rāichūr was 0% Severe and 54.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katihar 19 days, Rāichūr 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Rāichūr has improved by 24 AQI points (18.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katihar reached AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23; Rāichūr hit AQI 390 at Haji Colony (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Katihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185); Rāichūr spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93).