Chandigarh vs Cuttack
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh 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, Chandigarh averaged an AQI of 153 while Cuttack averaged 112 — a 41-point (37%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 413 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 323 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Cuttack was 0% Severe and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Cuttack 29 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Cuttack hit AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Cuttack spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125).