Cuttack vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 12-point (11%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 306 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 166 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).