Bihar Sharif vs Cuttack
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif 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, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Cuttack averaged 112 — a 3-point (3%) gap, with Bihar Sharif the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 331 days when both cities reported, Bihar Sharif was cleaner on 172 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Cuttack peaks in January. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Cuttack was 0% Severe and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Cuttack 29 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Cuttack hit AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Cuttack spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125).