Buxar vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Buxar 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, Buxar averaged an AQI of 141 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 25-point (22%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 172 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 136 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Buxar peaks in February, while Motihari peaks in November. Buxar logged 0% Severe days and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Buxar 13 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Buxar reached AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Buxar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).