Madurai vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Madurai and Sikar.
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, Madurai averaged an AQI of 48 while Sikar averaged 139 — a 91-point (190%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 75 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 75 of them; the average daily gap was 148 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Madurai peaks in December, while Sikar peaks in January. Madurai logged 0% Severe days and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Madurai 17 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Madurai reached AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Madurai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).