Madikeri vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 80-point (229%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 383 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 382 of them; the average daily gap was 108 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Rourkela peaks in November. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).