Motihari vs Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Mumbai.
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, Motihari averaged an AQI of 116 while Mumbai averaged 93 — a 23-point (25%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 662 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 510 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Mumbai peaks in December. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Mumbai 58 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).