Cuttack vs Tiruchirappalli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Tiruchirappalli.
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 Tiruchirappalli averaged 50 — a 62-point (124%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 84 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 84 of them; the average daily gap was 105 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; Tiruchirappalli was 0% Severe and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Tiruchirappalli 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Tiruchirappalli has improved by 23 AQI points (31.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Tiruchirappalli hit AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Tiruchirappalli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).