Cuttack vs Hajipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Hajipur.
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 Hajipur averaged 173 — a 61-point (54%) gap, with Hajipur the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 393 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 319 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Hajipur peaks in December. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hajipur was 0.3% Severe and 36.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Hajipur 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Hajipur has worsened by 74 AQI points (74.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Hajipur hit AQI 427 at Industrial Area (BSPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Hajipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 149, max 149).