Angul vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul and Motihari.
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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 33-point (28%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 329 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 241 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Motihari peaks in November. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).