Cuttack vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Madurai.
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 Madurai averaged 48 — a 64-point (133%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 74 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 73 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Madurai peaks in December. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).