Motihari vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Rishīkesh.
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 Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 42-point (57%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 516 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 438 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).