Madikeri vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 48-point (137%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 581 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 522 of them; the average daily gap was 86 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Surat peaks in November. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).