Chapra vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chapra 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, Chapra averaged an AQI of 149 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 114-point (326%) gap, with Chapra the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 905 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 898 of them; the average daily gap was 156 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chapra peaks in January, while Madikeri peaks in February. Chapra logged 2.4% Severe days and 26.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chapra 14 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chapra has improved by 181 AQI points (54.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chapra reached AQI 452 at Darshan Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-20; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Chapra spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 195, max 195); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).