Ludhiana vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ludhiana 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 2021, Ludhiana averaged an AQI of 117 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 82-point (234%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 386 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 362 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ludhiana peaks in November, while Madikeri peaks in February. Ludhiana logged 0.3% Severe days and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ludhiana 53 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) from 2017 to 2021; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ludhiana reached AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Ludhiana spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).