Cuttack vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack and Virudhunagar.
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 Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 60-point (115%) gap, with Cuttack the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 190 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 177 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Virudhunagar peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).