Cuttack vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Thrissur.
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 Thrissur averaged 57 — a 55-point (96%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 337 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 265 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Thrissur peaks in February. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).