Lucknow vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Patiala.
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 Patiala averaged 103 — a 24-point (23%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 2096 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 2012 of them; the average daily gap was 116 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; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).