Amritsar vs Cuttack
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar 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, Amritsar averaged an AQI of 124 while Cuttack averaged 112 — a 12-point (11%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 395 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 229 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Cuttack peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Cuttack was 0% Severe and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Cuttack 29 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amritsar has improved by 40 AQI points (24.4%) from 2017 to 2024; Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Cuttack hit AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Cuttack spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125).