Hajipur vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hajipur 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, Hajipur averaged an AQI of 173 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 57-point (49%) gap, with Hajipur the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 930 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 536 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hajipur peaks in December, while Motihari peaks in November. Hajipur logged 0.3% Severe days and 36.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hajipur 36 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hajipur has worsened by 74 AQI points (74.7%) from 2020 to 2024; Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hajipur reached AQI 427 at Industrial Area (BSPCB) on 2024-11-12; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Hajipur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 149, max 149); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).