Lucknow vs Satna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Satna.
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 Satna averaged 66 — a 61-point (92%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Satna the cleaner of the two. On 2011 days when both cities reported, Satna was cleaner on 1940 of them; the average daily gap was 143 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; Satna was 0.2% Severe and 74.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Satna 146 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Satna has improved by 58 AQI points (46.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Satna hit AQI 500 at Bandhavgar Colony Satna (Cement) on 2018-05-27.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Satna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 85, max 85).