Katni vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Muzaffarnagar.
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 Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 74-point (70%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 1603 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 1223 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katni peaks in November, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Katni logged 0% Severe days and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).