Faridabad vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad 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, Faridabad averaged an AQI of 181 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 54-point (43%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 2436 days when both cities reported, Lucknow was cleaner on 1287 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).