Cuttack vs Jālna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Jālna.
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 Jālna averaged 115 — a 3-point (3%) gap, with Jālna the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 363 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 181 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Jālna peaks in March. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jālna was 0% Severe and 53.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Jālna 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Jālna has worsened by 18 AQI points (18.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Jālna hit AQI 335 at Old MIDC (MPCB) on 2024-03-07.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Jālna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).