Madikeri vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Puducherry.
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 Puducherry averaged 55 — a 20-point (57%) gap, with Puducherry the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1302 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 970 of them; the average daily gap was 23 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Puducherry peaks in December. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).