Lucknow vs Ujjain
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Ujjain.
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 Ujjain averaged 116 — a 11-point (9%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Ujjain the cleaner of the two. On 2134 days when both cities reported, Ujjain was cleaner on 1868 of them; the average daily gap was 102 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; Ujjain was 0.1% Severe and 33.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Ujjain 67 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Ujjain has improved by 71 AQI points (38%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Ujjain hit AQI 500 at Mahakaleshwar Temple (MPPCB) on 2023-03-10.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Ujjain spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 131, max 131).