Madikeri vs Ranipet
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Ranipet.
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 Ranipet averaged 75 — a 40-point (114%) gap, with Ranipet the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 61 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 57 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Ranipet peaks in November. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ranipet was 0% Severe and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Ranipet 10 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Ranipet hit AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Ranipet spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).