Gwalior vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gwalior 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, Gwalior averaged an AQI of 136 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 101-point (289%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1054 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1044 of them; the average daily gap was 120 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gwalior peaks in November, while Madikeri peaks in February. Gwalior logged 0.4% Severe days and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gwalior 47 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) from 2020 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gwalior reached AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Gwalior spans 4 CPCB stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).