Katni vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Patna.
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 Patna averaged 172 — a 67-point (64%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 1824 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 1616 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katni peaks in November, while Patna peaks in December. Katni logged 0% Severe days and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).