Bhubaneswar vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar 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, Bhubaneswar averaged an AQI of 115 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 12-point (10%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 359 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 275 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).