Lucknow vs Navi Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Navi Mumbai.
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 Navi Mumbai averaged 107 — a 20-point (19%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Navi Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 2285 days when both cities reported, Navi Mumbai was cleaner on 1819 of them; the average daily gap was 112 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Navi Mumbai peaks in January. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Navi Mumbai was 0.2% Severe and 43.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Navi Mumbai 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Navi Mumbai has worsened by 29 AQI points (37.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Navi Mumbai hit AQI 477 at Airoli Navi (MPCB) on 2019-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Navi Mumbai spans 8 stations with a 37-point spread (min 93, max 130).