Motihari vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Tālcher.
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 Tālcher averaged 127 — a 11-point (9%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Motihari the cleaner of the two. On 561 days when both cities reported, Tālcher was cleaner on 418 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Tālcher peaks in December. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).