Lucknow vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Patna.
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 Patna averaged 172 — a 45-point (35%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Lucknow the cleaner of the two. On 2392 days when both cities reported, Patna was cleaner on 1209 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Patna peaks in December. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).