Katni vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 22-point (27%) gap, with Katni the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 550 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 334 of them; the average daily gap was 57 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; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).