Amarāvati vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amarāvati and Lucknow.
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, Amarāvati averaged an AQI of 63 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 64-point (102%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Amarāvati the cleaner of the two. On 2034 days when both cities reported, Amarāvati was cleaner on 2009 of them; the average daily gap was 153 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amarāvati peaks in December, while Lucknow peaks in November. Amarāvati logged 0% Severe days and 78.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amarāvati 92 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amarāvati has improved by 126 AQI points (66.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amarāvati reached AQI 307 at Secretariat (APPCB) on 2020-12-28; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Amarāvati spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 74, max 74); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).