Cuttack vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 22-point (20%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 339 days when both cities reported, Cuttack was cleaner on 210 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Sonipat peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).