Madikeri vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Palwal.
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 Palwal averaged 95 — a 60-point (171%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1287 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1243 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Palwal peaks in November. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).