Motihari vs Vijayawada
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Motihari and Vijayawada.
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 Vijayawada averaged 64 — a 52-point (81%) gap, with Motihari the more polluted and Vijayawada the cleaner of the two. On 459 days when both cities reported, Vijayawada was cleaner on 323 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Motihari peaks in November, while Vijayawada peaks in February. Motihari logged 1.2% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vijayawada was 0.2% Severe and 86.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Motihari 26 days, Vijayawada 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Motihari has improved by 106 AQI points (47.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Vijayawada has improved by 21 AQI points (24.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Motihari reached AQI 448 at Gandak Colony (BSPCB) on 2022-11-17; Vijayawada hit AQI 500 at Kanuru (APPCB) on 2023-04-04.
Station-level disparity
Motihari spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 153, max 153); Vijayawada spans 5 stations with a 9-point spread (min 65, max 74).