Madikeri vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Shillong.
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 Shillong averaged 75 — a 40-point (114%) gap, with Shillong the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 680 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 344 of them; the average daily gap was 27 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in February on average. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).