Madikeri vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Tālcher.
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 Tālcher averaged 127 — a 92-point (263%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 912 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 859 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Tālcher peaks in December. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).