Lucknow vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Vellore.
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 Vellore averaged 61 — a 66-point (108%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 234 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 232 of them; the average daily gap was 124 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Vellore peaks in December. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Vellore has improved by 10 AQI points (14.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).