Cuttack vs Gummidipoondi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Gummidipoondi.
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 Gummidipoondi averaged 107 — a 5-point (5%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Gummidipoondi the cleaner of the two. On 404 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 214 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Gummidipoondi peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gummidipoondi was 0% Severe and 59.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Gummidipoondi 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Gummidipoondi has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Gummidipoondi hit AQI 326 at Anthoni Pillai Nagar (TNPCB) on 2023-12-22.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Gummidipoondi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).