Madikeri vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 99-point (283%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1100 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1085 of them; the average daily gap was 125 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Sonipat peaks in November. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).