Kalyān vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalyān 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, Kalyān averaged an AQI of 95 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 32-point (34%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Kalyān the cleaner of the two. On 1414 days when both cities reported, Kalyān was cleaner on 1253 of them; the average daily gap was 101 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalyān peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Kalyān logged 0.1% Severe days and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalyān 78 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalyān has improved by 4 AQI points (4%) from 2019 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalyān reached AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Kalyān spans 2 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).