Lucknow vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Solapur.
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 Solapur averaged 96 — a 31-point (32%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Solapur the cleaner of the two. On 1706 days when both cities reported, Solapur was cleaner on 1548 of them; the average daily gap was 129 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Solapur peaks in March. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).