Gadag vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag 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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 18-point (51%) gap, with Gadag the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1022 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 746 of them; the average daily gap was 20 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Madikeri peaks in February. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).