Gaya vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya 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, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 17-point (15%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 2316 days when both cities reported, Gaya was cleaner on 1721 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).