Kishanganj vs Lucknow
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj 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, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Lucknow averaged 127 — a 17-point (13%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 623 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 436 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Lucknow peaks in November. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Lucknow was 6.6% Severe and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Lucknow 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Lucknow hit AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Lucknow spans 7 stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216).