Lucknow vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Panchkula.
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 Panchkula averaged 117 — a 10-point (9%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Panchkula the cleaner of the two. On 1735 days when both cities reported, Panchkula was cleaner on 1645 of them; the average daily gap was 139 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Panchkula peaks in December. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).