Gangtok vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gangtok 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, Gangtok averaged an AQI of 48 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 13-point (37%) gap, with Gangtok the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 742 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 535 of them; the average daily gap was 20 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gangtok peaks in March, while Madikeri peaks in February. Gangtok logged 0% Severe days and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gangtok 94 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gangtok reached AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Gangtok spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).