Kadapa vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kadapa 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, Kadapa averaged an AQI of 62 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 65-point (105%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 244 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 242 of them; the average daily gap was 127 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kadapa peaks in February, while Lucknow peaks in November. Kadapa logged 0% Severe days and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kadapa 72 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kadapa reached AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Kadapa spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).