Durgapur vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur 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, Durgapur averaged an AQI of 174 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 58-point (50%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 164 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 148 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Motihari peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).