Durgapur vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur 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, Durgapur averaged an AQI of 174 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 47-point (37%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Durgapur was cleaner on 119 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Lucknow peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).