Jālna vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jālna 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, Jālna averaged an AQI of 115 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 12-point (10%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Jālna the cleaner of the two. On 322 days when both cities reported, Jālna was cleaner on 248 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jālna peaks in March, while Lucknow peaks in November. Jālna logged 0% Severe days and 53.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jālna 17 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jālna has worsened by 18 AQI points (18.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jālna reached AQI 335 at Old MIDC (MPCB) on 2024-03-07; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Jālna spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).