Katni vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Palwal.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Katni | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 31.80 | 58.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 51.90 | 129.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 19.50 | 23.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 5.50 | 9.30 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 47.00 | 51.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 201.00 | 502.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Katni averaged an AQI of 105 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 10-point (11%) gap, with Katni the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 1634 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 1013 of them; the average daily gap was 53 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; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Katni has better air quality with an AQI of 54 compared to Palwal's 120. That's a significant difference of 66 points.