Cuttack vs Kadapa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Kadapa.
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 Kadapa averaged 62 — a 50-point (81%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 295 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 240 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Kadapa peaks in February. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kadapa was 0% Severe and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Kadapa 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Kadapa hit AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Kadapa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65).