Cuttack vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Salem.
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 Salem averaged 68 — a 44-point (65%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 190 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 144 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Salem peaks in April. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).