Madikeri vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Rishīkesh.
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 Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 39-point (111%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 611 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 526 of them; the average daily gap was 31 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).