Ariyalur vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur 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, Ariyalur averaged an AQI of 46 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 11-point (31%) gap, with Ariyalur the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 577 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 404 of them; the average daily gap was 21 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Madikeri peaks in February. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).