Motihari vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Muzaffarpur.
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 Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 35-point (30%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 961 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 800 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).