Madikeri vs Sasaram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Sasaram.
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 Sasaram averaged 109 — a 74-point (211%) gap, with Sasaram the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 892 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 852 of them; the average daily gap was 107 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Sasaram peaks in January. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sasaram was 0.1% Severe and 37% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Sasaram 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Sasaram has improved by 166 AQI points (60.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Sasaram hit AQI 401 at Dada Peer (BSPCB) on 2021-11-28.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Sasaram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).