Madikeri vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 82-point (234%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1414 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1394 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Pithampur peaks in December. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).