Cuttack vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 32-point (29%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 323 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 200 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).