Cuttack vs Nagapattinam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Nagapattinam.
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 Nagapattinam averaged 60 — a 52-point (87%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Nagapattinam the cleaner of the two. On 45 days when both cities reported, Nagapattinam was cleaner on 39 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Nagapattinam peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nagapattinam was 0% Severe and 91.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Nagapattinam 8 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Nagapattinam hit AQI 113 at Velippalayam (TNPCB) on 2024-12-16.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Nagapattinam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 60, max 60).