Lucknow vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Lucknow and Visakhapatnam.
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 Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 17-point (15%) gap, with Lucknow the more polluted and Visakhapatnam the cleaner of the two. On 2186 days when both cities reported, Visakhapatnam was cleaner on 1858 of them; the average daily gap was 125 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Lucknow peaks in November, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Lucknow logged 6.6% Severe days and 19.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Lucknow 45 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Lucknow has improved by 89 AQI points (41.2%) from 2016 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Lucknow reached AQI 500 at Lalbagh (CPCB) on 2017-11-09; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Lucknow spans 7 CPCB stations with a 119-point spread (min 97, max 216); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).