Madikeri vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Panchkula.
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 Panchkula averaged 117 — a 82-point (234%) gap, with Panchkula the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 689 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 638 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Panchkula peaks in December. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).