Katni vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 34-point (32%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 616 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 428 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Katni peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Katni logged 0% Severe days and 39.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).