Motihari vs Tiruchirappalli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Tiruchirappalli.
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 Tiruchirappalli averaged 50 — a 66-point (132%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 79 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 79 of them; the average daily gap was 97 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Tiruchirappalli peaks in January. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tiruchirappalli was 0% Severe and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Tiruchirappalli 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Tiruchirappalli has improved by 23 AQI points (31.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Tiruchirappalli hit AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Tiruchirappalli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).