Bhilai vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai 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, Bhilai averaged an AQI of 73 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 43-point (59%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 663 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 503 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).