Lucknow vs Nayāgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Nayāgarh.
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 Nayāgarh averaged 98 — a 29-point (30%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Nayāgarh the cleaner of the two. On 322 days when both cities reported, Nayāgarh was cleaner on 288 of them; the average daily gap was 107 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Nayāgarh peaks in April. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nayāgarh was 0% Severe and 47.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Nayāgarh 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Nayāgarh has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Nayāgarh hit AQI 336 at Dabuna (OSPCB) on 2023-03-13.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Nayāgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).