Madikeri vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Thrissur.
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 Thrissur averaged 57 — a 22-point (63%) gap, with Thrissur the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1086 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1011 of them; the average daily gap was 29 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; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).