Bhiwandi vs Cuttack
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi 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, Bhiwandi averaged an AQI of 108 while Cuttack averaged 112 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Bhiwandi the cleaner of the two. On 364 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 199 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Cuttack peaks in January. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Cuttack was 0% Severe and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Cuttack 29 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Cuttack hit AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Cuttack spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125).