Hyderabad vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad 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, Hyderabad averaged an AQI of 78 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 49-point (63%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 2400 days when both cities reported, Hyderabad was cleaner on 2101 of them; the average daily gap was 118 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Lucknow peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).