Motihari vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 313 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 205 of them; the average daily gap was 55 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; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).