Motihari vs Nalbāri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Nalbāri.
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 Nalbāri averaged 129 — a 13-point (11%) gap, with Nalbāri the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 552 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 276 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Nalbāri peaks in January. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nalbāri was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Nalbāri 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Nalbāri has improved by 72 AQI points (35.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Nalbāri hit AQI 384 at Bata Chowk (PCBA) on 2024-01-08.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Nalbāri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).