Baripāda vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda 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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 6-point (5%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Baripāda the cleaner of the two. On 369 days when both cities reported, Baripāda was cleaner on 281 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Baripāda peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).