Motihari vs Pratapgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Pratapgarh.
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 Pratapgarh averaged 93 — a 23-point (25%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Pratapgarh the cleaner of the two. On 513 days when both cities reported, Pratapgarh was cleaner on 301 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pratapgarh was 0% Severe and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Pratapgarh 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Pratapgarh has improved by 10 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Pratapgarh hit AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Pratapgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).