Lucknow vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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 Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 13-point (11%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Pimpri-Chinchwad the cleaner of the two. On 366 days when both cities reported, Pimpri-Chinchwad was cleaner on 285 of them; the average daily gap was 75 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; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).