Imphal vs Motihari
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Imphal 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, Imphal averaged an AQI of 110 while Motihari averaged 116 — a 6-point (5%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Imphal the cleaner of the two. On 453 days when both cities reported, Imphal was cleaner on 227 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Imphal peaks in October, while Motihari peaks in November. Imphal logged 1.1% Severe days and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Motihari was 1.2% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Imphal 103 days, Motihari 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Imphal reached AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11; Motihari hit AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Imphal spans 2 CPCB stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101); Motihari spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153).