Jaipur vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jaipur 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, Jaipur averaged an AQI of 136 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 9-point (7%) gap, with Jaipur the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 2278 days when both cities reported, Jaipur was cleaner on 1829 of them; the average daily gap was 92 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Jaipur logged 0.1% Severe days and 26.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jaipur 57 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jaipur has improved by 53 AQI points (28%) from 2017 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jaipur reached AQI 452 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2018-02-06; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Jaipur spans 6 CPCB stations with a 48-point spread (min 112, max 160); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).