Madikeri vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 89-point (254%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 822 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 791 of them; the average daily gap was 116 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Rajgir peaks in January. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).