Bulandshahr vs Cuttack
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bulandshahr 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, Bulandshahr averaged an AQI of 142 while Cuttack averaged 112 — a 30-point (27%) gap, with Bulandshahr the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 406 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 264 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bulandshahr peaks in November, while Cuttack peaks in January. Bulandshahr logged 3.2% Severe days and 27.099999999999998% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Cuttack was 0% Severe and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bulandshahr 41 days, Cuttack 29 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bulandshahr has improved by 82 AQI points (36.6%) from 2018 to 2024; Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bulandshahr reached AQI 500 at Yamunapuram (UPPCB) on 2018-06-13; Cuttack hit AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Bulandshahr spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180); Cuttack spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125).