Cuttack vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Vellore.
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 Vellore averaged 61 — a 51-point (84%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 206 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 161 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Vellore peaks in December. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).