Delhi vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi 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, Delhi averaged an AQI of 210 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 94-point (81%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 969 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 927 of them; the average daily gap was 158 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).