Katni vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Kochi.
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, Katni averaged an AQI of 105 while Kochi averaged 91 — a 14-point (15%) gap, with Katni the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 1136 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 849 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katni peaks in November, while Kochi peaks in January. Katni logged 0% Severe days and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).