Madikeri vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Ooty.
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 Ooty averaged 58 — a 23-point (66%) gap, with Ooty the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 575 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 475 of them; the average daily gap was 26 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Ooty peaks in May. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).