Cuttack vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuttack 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, Cuttack averaged an AQI of 112 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Cuttack the cleaner of the two. On 329 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 162 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuttack peaks in January, while Motihari peaks in November. Cuttack logged 0% Severe days and 52.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuttack 29 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Cuttack has improved by 89 AQI points (44.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Cuttack reached AQI 355 at CDA Area (OSPCB) on 2023-11-13; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Cuttack spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 125, max 125); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).