Agartala vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agartala and Madikeri.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Agartala | Madikeri |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 36.10 | 1.80 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 40.20 | 1.90 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 18.70 | 4.40 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.20 | 1.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 46.00 | 36.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 265.00 | 116.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Agartala averaged an AQI of 140 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 105-point (300%) gap, with Agartala the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1005 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 893 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agartala peaks in January, while Madikeri peaks in February. Agartala logged 0% Severe days and 52.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agartala 87 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agartala has improved by 13 AQI points (8.5%) from 2020 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agartala reached AQI 364 at Kunjaban Agartala (SPCB) on 2022-12-16; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Agartala spans 2 CPCB stations with a 10-point spread (min 109, max 119); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).
Verdict
🏆 Madikeri has better air quality with an AQI of 3 compared to Agartala's 61. That's a significant difference of 58 points.