Madikeri vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Muzaffarnagar.
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, Madikeri averaged an AQI of 35 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 144-point (411%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1281 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1276 of them; the average daily gap was 146 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).