Chandigarh vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chandigarh 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, Chandigarh averaged an AQI of 153 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 26-point (20%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 1582 days when both cities reported, Chandigarh was cleaner on 1256 of them; the average daily gap was 94 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chandigarh peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Chandigarh logged 0.3% Severe days and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chandigarh 92 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) from 2019 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chandigarh reached AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Chandigarh spans 3 CPCB stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).