Cuddalore vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuddalore and Kishanganj.
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, Cuddalore averaged an AQI of 52 while Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 92-point (177%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Cuddalore the cleaner of the two. On 235 days when both cities reported, Cuddalore was cleaner on 211 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Cuddalore logged 0% Severe days and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuddalore 34 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuddalore reached AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Cuddalore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).