Chittoor vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chittoor 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, Chittoor averaged an AQI of 76 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 51-point (67%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Chittoor the cleaner of the two. On 281 days when both cities reported, Chittoor was cleaner on 259 of them; the average daily gap was 126 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Chittoor peaks in October, while Lucknow peaks in November. Chittoor logged 0% Severe days and 84.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chittoor 37 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chittoor has worsened by 5 AQI points (7%) from 2022 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chittoor reached AQI 348 at Gangineni Cheruvu (APPCB) on 2023-11-13; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Chittoor spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 72, max 72); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).