Gaya vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya 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, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 75-point (214%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1421 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1407 of them; the average daily gap was 128 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Madikeri peaks in February. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).