Cuttack vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Faridabad.
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, Cuttack averaged an AQI of 112 while Faridabad averaged 181 — a 69-point (62%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 412 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 383 of them; the average daily gap was 128 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Faridabad peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).