Katihar vs Sirsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katihar and Sirsa.
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 Sirsa averaged 115 — a 8-point (7%) gap, with Katihar the more polluted and Sirsa the cleaner of the two. On 569 days when both cities reported, Sirsa was cleaner on 348 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katihar peaks in December, while Sirsa peaks in November. Katihar logged 3.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sirsa was 0.5% Severe and 41.300000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katihar 19 days, Sirsa 40 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Sirsa has improved by 48 AQI points (29.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katihar reached AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23; Sirsa hit AQI 462 at F-Block (HSPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Katihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185); Sirsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).