Begusarai vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai 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, Begusarai averaged an AQI of 128 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 130 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 112 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).