Lucknow vs Thane
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Thane.
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 Thane averaged 95 — a 32-point (34%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Thane the cleaner of the two. On 361 days when both cities reported, Thane was cleaner on 313 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Thane peaks in January. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thane was 0% Severe and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Thane 99 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Thane hit AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Thane spans 2 stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99).