Lalbagh air quality · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Diwali fireworks and crop burning can combine into the worst days of the year
US AQI 613 (Hazardous) at the CPCB monitor in Lalbagh, Lucknow, the 3rd highest of 6 Lucknow monitors reporting. India's official NAQI (CPCB) 475 (Severe). Main pollutant: PM10.
Updated
Last 24 hours: worst 1507 at 2 am yesterday, best 128 at 4 pm yesterday (US AQI)
Pollutants at Lalbagh
- PM2.5 · µg/m³27618.4× WHO limit
- PM10 · µg/m³70615.7× WHO limit
- NO₂ · µg/m³10.8Under WHO limit
- O₃ · µg/m³7.9
- SO₂ · µg/m³6.4Under WHO limit
- CO · mg/m³0.64
This hour's readings at this monitor. WHO multiples use the 2021 24-hour guidelines.
Where Lalbagh ranks in Lucknow
- 3rdmost polluted of 6 Lucknow monitors right now
- 160average US AQI, last 30 days
- 446Lucknow's city figure now
Most polluted right now: Talkatora District Industries Center 812 · Gomti Nagar 621 · Lalbagh 613 · Kendriya Vidyalaya 418 · Kukrail Picnic Spot 1 297.
Is it safe outside in Lalbagh right now?
Health warning of emergency conditions: everyone is more likely to be affected.
Walking and commuting
AvoidStay indoors. Postpone non-essential trips.
Running and jogging
AvoidSkip strenuous exercise, even indoors if the air inside is not filtered.
Cycling
AvoidAvoid riding outdoors.
Children playing outside
AvoidKeep children indoors in a room with filtered air.
Older adults and heart or lung conditions
AvoidStay indoors with filtered air and seek care if symptoms appear.
Open windows
AvoidSeal gaps around doors and windows if you can.
Mask outdoors
EssentialN95 or FFP2 mask essential outdoors.
Air purifier indoors
EssentialRun a HEPA purifier on high in a closed room.
Based on the US EPA Air Quality Guide, applied to the current US AQI category. If you have symptoms, follow your doctor's advice.
When the air is worst in Lalbagh
Last 7 days, India timeOver the last 7 days, the air at this monitor was worst from 2 am to 5 am (average US AQI 327) and cleanest from 2 pm to 5 pm (173). Plan walks, runs and open windows for the cleaner hours.
Lalbagh air quality, last 24 hours
Hourly US AQI, 21 of 24 hours, India timeIn the last 24 hours the US AQI at this monitor was highest at 2 am yesterday (1507, Hazardous) and lowest at 4 pm yesterday (128, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Lalbagh air quality, last 30 days
Daily average, 28 days- 160average US AQI
- 427worst day, 8 November
- 80cleanest day, 1 November
- 17days above 150 (Unhealthy or worse)
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What is the AQI in Lalbagh right now?
The US AQI at the CPCB monitor in Lalbagh, Lucknow is 613 (Hazardous), the 3rd highest of 6 Lucknow monitors reporting. Over the last 24 hours it ranged from 128 (4 pm yesterday) to 1507 (2 am yesterday). The main pollutant is PM10. The same air reads India's official NAQI (CPCB) 475 (Severe).
What time is the air worst in Lalbagh?
Over the last 7 days, from 2 am to 5 am India time, when the monitor averaged 327. The cleanest stretch was 2 pm to 5 pm, at 173.
How has Lalbagh's air been over the last 30 days?
The monitor averaged a US AQI of 160 over 28 days with data. The worst day was 8 November at 427 and the cleanest 1 November at 80. 17 days were above 150 (Unhealthy or worse).
Where does Lalbagh's air quality data come from?
From the continuous monitoring station run by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in CPCB's national network. Good Air shows the US EPA AQI worked out from those readings, and CPCB's own National Air Quality Index (NAQI) beside it. Good Air does not estimate or adjust the readings.
Source: Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), via CPCB's national monitoring network. One monitor shows the air around it, which can differ from a few streets away. Readings are published by the monitoring agency and may be revised.