Cuttack vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Meerut.
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 Meerut averaged 144 — a 32-point (29%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 352 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 257 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).