Motihari vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 942 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 573 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Pithampur peaks in December. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).