Bikaner vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 27-point (21%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 358 days when both cities reported, Bikaner was cleaner on 230 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).