Cuttack vs Jhansi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Jhansi.
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 Jhansi averaged 75 — a 37-point (49%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Jhansi the cleaner of the two. On 373 days when both cities reported, Jhansi was cleaner on 256 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Jhansi peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jhansi was 0% Severe and 57.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Jhansi 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Jhansi has improved by 52 AQI points (40.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Jhansi hit AQI 277 at Shivaji Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Jhansi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98).