Imphal vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Imphal 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, Imphal averaged an AQI of 110 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 17-point (15%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Imphal the cleaner of the two. On 551 days when both cities reported, Imphal was cleaner on 413 of them; the average daily gap was 93 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Imphal peaks in October, while Lucknow peaks in November. Imphal logged 1.1% Severe days and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Imphal 103 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Imphal reached AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Imphal spans 2 CPCB stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).