Akola vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola 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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 52-point (149%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 538 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 528 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Madikeri peaks in February. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).