Lucknow vs Rājsamand
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Rājsamand.
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 Rājsamand averaged 88 — a 39-point (44%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Rājsamand the cleaner of the two. On 332 days when both cities reported, Rājsamand was cleaner on 307 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Rājsamand peaks in January. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rājsamand was 0% Severe and 69.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Rājsamand 42 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Rājsamand has improved by 13 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Rājsamand hit AQI 320 at Dhoinda (RSPCB) on 2024-08-28.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Rājsamand spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 94, max 94).