Dehradun vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun 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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 21-point (20%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 502 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 474 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).