Katni vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 20-point (24%) gap, with Katni the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1320 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1065 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Katni logged 0% Severe days and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).