Kochi vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kochi 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, Kochi averaged an AQI of 91 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 56-point (160%) gap, with Kochi the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 894 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 810 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kochi peaks in January, while Madikeri peaks in February. Kochi logged 0% Severe days and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kochi 80 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kochi has worsened by 7 AQI points (8.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kochi reached AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Kochi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).