Madikeri vs Thane
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Thane.
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 Thane averaged 95 — a 60-point (171%) gap, with Thane the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 352 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 350 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Thane peaks in January. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thane was 0% Severe and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Thane 99 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Thane hit AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Thane spans 2 stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99).