Asansol vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 18-point (14%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 1986 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 1708 of them; the average daily gap was 98 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Lucknow peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).