Cuttack vs Karnal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Karnal.
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 Karnal averaged 102 — a 10-point (10%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Karnal the cleaner of the two. On 385 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 195 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Karnal peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karnal was 0.1% Severe and 46.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Karnal 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Karnal has improved by 71 AQI points (41%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Karnal hit AQI 456 at Sector-12 (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Karnal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 128, max 128).