Bhagalpur vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 129-point (369%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1032 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1027 of them; the average daily gap was 157 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Madikeri peaks in February. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).