Bhilai vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai 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, Bhilai averaged an AQI of 73 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 54-point (74%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 453 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 436 of them; the average daily gap was 112 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).