Lucknow vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 28-point (28%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 1870 days when both cities reported, Moradabad was cleaner on 1407 of them; the average daily gap was 65 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; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).