Motihari vs Samastipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Samastipur.
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 Samastipur averaged 134 — a 18-point (16%) gap, with Samastipur the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 659 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 479 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Samastipur peaks in January. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Samastipur was 1.4% Severe and 23.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Samastipur 9 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Samastipur has improved by 84 AQI points (38.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Samastipur hit AQI 459 at DM Office Kasipur (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Samastipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 177, max 177).