Katni vs Tonk
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Katni and Tonk.
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 Tonk averaged 142 — a 37-point (35%) gap, with Tonk the more polluted and Katni the cleaner of the two. On 558 days when both cities reported, Katni was cleaner on 414 of them; the average daily gap was 46 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; Tonk was 0% Severe and 28.200000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Katni 62 days, Tonk 11 days.
Year-over-year progress
Katni has improved by 93 AQI points (47%) from 2019 to 2024; Tonk has improved by 14 AQI points (9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Katni reached AQI 350 at Gole Bazar (MPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Tonk hit AQI 368 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Katni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Tonk spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).