Lucknow vs Sangli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Sangli.
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 Sangli averaged 85 — a 42-point (49%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Sangli the cleaner of the two. On 329 days when both cities reported, Sangli was cleaner on 307 of them; the average daily gap was 105 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Sangli peaks in February. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sangli was 0% Severe and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Sangli 116 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Sangli has worsened by 17 AQI points (25%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Sangli hit AQI 254 at Vijay Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-09-24.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Sangli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 79, max 79).