Akola vs Cuttack
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Cuttack.
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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Cuttack averaged 112 — a 25-point (29%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 412 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 247 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Cuttack peaks in January. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Cuttack was 0% Severe and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Cuttack 29 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Cuttack hit AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Cuttack spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125).