Lucknow vs Mahād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Mahād.
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 Mahād averaged 90 — a 37-point (41%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 339 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 320 of them; the average daily gap was 94 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mahād was 0% Severe and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Mahād 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Mahād hit AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Mahād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).