Araria vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria 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, Araria averaged an AQI of 167 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 132-point (377%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 791 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 781 of them; the average daily gap was 133 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Madikeri peaks in February. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).