Asansol vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 29-point (25%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 618 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 360 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Motihari peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).