Jalandhar vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jalandhar 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, Jalandhar averaged an AQI of 106 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 21-point (20%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 2099 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 1928 of them; the average daily gap was 112 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Jalandhar logged 0% Severe days and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jalandhar 73 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) from 2018 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jalandhar reached AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Jalandhar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).