Cuttack vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 15-point (15%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 352 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 273 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Pune peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).