Gadag vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag 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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 74-point (140%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 778 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 771 of them; the average daily gap was 138 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Lucknow peaks in November. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).