Maihar vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Maihar and Ooty.
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, Maihar averaged an AQI of 59 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 1-point (2%) gap, with Maihar the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 465 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 274 of them; the average daily gap was 24 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Maihar peaks in December, while Ooty peaks in May. Maihar logged 0% Severe days and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Maihar 72 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) from 2019 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Maihar reached AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Maihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).