Bihar Sharif vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif 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, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 759 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 379 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Motihari peaks in November. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).