Cuttack vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Gaya.
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 Gaya averaged 110 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 410 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 316 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).