Madikeri vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madikeri and Visakhapatnam.
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 Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 75-point (214%) gap, with Visakhapatnam the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1341 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1305 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madikeri peaks in February, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Madikeri logged 0% Severe days and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madikeri 126 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) from 2020 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Madikeri reached AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Madikeri spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).