Motihari vs Munger
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Munger.
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 Munger averaged 130 — a 14-point (12%) gap, with Munger the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 788 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 503 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Munger peaks in January. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Munger was 1.5% Severe and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Munger 12 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Munger hit AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Munger spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).