Lucknow vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Muzaffarpur.
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 Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 24-point (19%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 2320 days when both cities reported, Muzaffarpur was cleaner on 1463 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).