Katihar vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katihar and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 49-point (66%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 628 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 494 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katihar peaks in December, while Raipur peaks in November. Katihar logged 3.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katihar 19 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katihar reached AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Katihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).