Cuttack vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 24-point (27%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Tumkur the cleaner of the two. On 330 days when both cities reported, Tumkur was cleaner on 174 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Tumkur peaks in December. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).