Bidar vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bidar 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, Bidar averaged an AQI of 85 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 50-point (143%) gap, with Bidar the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 751 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 701 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bidar peaks in January, while Madikeri peaks in February. Bidar logged 0.1% Severe days and 72.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bidar 24 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bidar has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.2%) from 2021 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bidar reached AQI 437 at Naubad (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Bidar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).