Lucknow vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Madikeri.
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, Lucknow averaged an AQI of 127 while Madikeri averaged 35 — a 92-point (263%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1092 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1090 of them; the average daily gap was 165 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Madikeri peaks in February. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).