Cuttack vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 27-point (32%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 352 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 180 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Nashik peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).