Lucknow vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Maihar.
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 Maihar averaged 59 — a 68-point (115%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 1226 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 1222 of them; the average daily gap was 160 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Maihar peaks in December. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).