Kannur vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur 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, Kannur averaged an AQI of 65 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 62-point (95%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1174 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1154 of them; the average daily gap was 146 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Lucknow peaks in November. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).