Cuttack vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Muzaffarnagar.
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 Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 67-point (60%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 396 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 315 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).