Cuttack vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Kanchipuram.
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 Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 61-point (120%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 119 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 97 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).