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Kishanganj vs Satna

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj and Satna.

Cleaner right now: Satna (181-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Satna cleaner 714/899 daysYoY 20212024: Kishanganj -48.6% · Satna -46.8%

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

Kishanganj

Bihar, India

Poor

PM2.5: 99.4 µg/m³

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🏆 Cleaner

Satna

Madhya Pradesh, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 30.3 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantKishanganjSatna
PM2.5(µg/m³)99.4030.30
PM10(µg/m³)102.0042.70
NO₂(µg/m³)19.7026.50
SO₂(µg/m³)12.205.20
O₃(µg/m³)59.0028.00
CO(µg/m³)768.00289.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Satna averaged 66 — a 78-point (118%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Satna the cleaner of the two. On 899 days when both cities reported, Satna was cleaner on 714 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Kishanganj peaks in January, while Satna peaks in November. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Satna was 0.2% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Satna 146 days.

Year-over-year progress

Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Satna has improved by 58 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Satna hit AQI 500 at Bandhavgar Colony Satna (Cement) on 2018-05-27.

Station-level disparity

Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Satna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 85, max 85).

Verdict

🏆 Satna has better air quality with an AQI of 51 compared to Kishanganj's 232. That's a significant difference of 181 points.

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