Balasore vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore 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, Balasore averaged an AQI of 131 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 4-point (3%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 258 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).