Delhi vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi 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, Delhi averaged an AQI of 210 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 83-point (65%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 2580 days when both cities reported, Lucknow was cleaner on 2182 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).