Lucknow vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Rishīkesh.
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 Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 53-point (72%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 340 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 339 of them; the average daily gap was 110 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).