Katni vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 10-point (10%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 376 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 284 of them; the average daily gap was 44 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; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).