Motihari vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 18-point (16%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 687 days when both cities reported, Motihari was cleaner on 370 of them; the average daily gap was 72 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; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).