Lucknow vs Virudhunagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Virudhunagar.
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 Virudhunagar averaged 52 — a 75-point (144%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Virudhunagar the cleaner of the two. On 195 days when both cities reported, Virudhunagar was cleaner on 193 of them; the average daily gap was 145 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; Virudhunagar was 0% Severe and 92.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Virudhunagar 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Virudhunagar hit AQI 173 at Collectorate Office (TNPCB) on 2024-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Virudhunagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).