Lucknow: Air Pollution Today — AQI Index, PM2.5/PM10, Smog Alerts and Forecast

Latest air quality data: Lucknow
Pollution and air quality forecast for Lucknow. Today is Thursday, August 27, 2026. The following air pollution values have been recorded for Lucknow:
  1. particulate matter (PM2.5) dust - 27 (Moderate)
  2. particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust - 27 (Moderate)
  3. ozone (O3) - 71 (Moderate)
  4. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - 12 (Good)
  5. sulfur dioxide (SO2) - 10 (Good)
  6. carbon monoxide (CO) - 393 (Good)
Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) for Lucknow, Thursday, August 27, 2026: 2.

air quality index: 1
AQI 2 Moderate

What is the air quality in Lucknow today? Is the air polluted in Lucknow?. Is there smog?

Today (Thursday, August 27, 2026) air quality is moderate in Lucknow. Some pollutants in Lucknow may slightly affect very few hypersensitive individuals. Air pollutants in Lucknow may cause minor breathing discomfort to sensitive people.


What is the current level of PM2.5 in Lucknow? (particulate matter (PM2.5) dust)
Today's PM2.5 level is: 27 (Moderate) For comparison, the highest level of PM2.5 in Lucknow in the last 7 days was: 47 (Friday, August 21, 2026) and the lowest: 22 (Thursday, August 27, 2026). The highest PM2.5 values were recorded: 251 (November 2017). The lowest level of particulate matter PM2.5 pollution occurs in month: September (32).

What is the level of PM10 today in Lucknow? (particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust)
The current level of particulate matter PM10 in Lucknow is: 27 (Moderate)

How is the O3 level today in Lucknow? (ozone (O3))
71 (Moderate)

How high is the level of NO2? (nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
12 (Good)

What is the level of SO2 pollution? (sulfur dioxide (SO2))
10 (Good)

How high is the CO level? (carbon monoxide (CO))
393 (Good)



Current data Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 6:30 AM

PM2,5 27 (Moderate)

PM10 27 (Moderate)

O3 71 (Moderate)

NO2 12 (Good)

SO2 10 (Good)

CO 393 (Good)

Data on air pollution from recent days in Lucknow

index 2026-08-27 2026-08-26 2026-08-25 2026-08-24 2026-08-23 2026-08-22 2026-08-21 2026-08-20
pm25 22
Moderate
23
Moderate
32
Moderate
31
Moderate
38
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
32
Moderate
47
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
39
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
pm10 22
Moderate
23
Moderate
32
Moderate
32
Moderate
40
Moderate
33
Moderate
48
Moderate
39
Moderate
o3 93
Moderate
95
Moderate
86
Moderate
104
Moderate
100
Moderate
89
Moderate
103
Moderate
97
Moderate
no2 10
Good
9
Good
12
Good
10
Good
16
Good
17
Good
15
Good
14
Good
so2 9
Good
8
Good
8
Good
7
Good
11
Good
10
Good
13
Good
12
Good
co 474
Good
352
Good
491
Good
518
Good
520
Good
542
Good
438
Good
431
Good
data source »
Air pollution in Lucknow from March 2016 to May 2020
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-02 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03
pm25 39 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 44 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 86 (Very Unhealthy) 110 (Very bad Hazardous) 121 (Very bad Hazardous) 120 (Very bad Hazardous) 99 (Very Unhealthy) 32 (Moderate) 34 (Moderate) 63 (Unhealthy) 74 (Unhealthy) 104 (Very Unhealthy) 142 (Very bad Hazardous) 193 (Very bad Hazardous) 202 (Very bad Hazardous) 124 (Very bad Hazardous) 48 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 40 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 93 (Very Unhealthy) 132 (Very bad Hazardous) 207 (Very bad Hazardous) 171 (Very bad Hazardous) 239 (Very bad Hazardous) 239 (Very bad Hazardous) 251 (Very bad Hazardous) 146 (Very bad Hazardous) 54 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 43 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 37 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) 90 (Very Unhealthy) 124 (Very bad Hazardous) 112 (Very bad Hazardous) 125 (Very bad Hazardous) 128 (Very bad Hazardous) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
no2 12 (Good) 13 (Good) 19 (Good) 34 (Good) 63 (Moderate) 39 (Good) 36 (Good) 40 (Moderate) 21 (Good) 19 (Good) 170 (Unhealthy) 20 (Good) 31 (Good) 36 (Good) 61 (Moderate) 59 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 29 (Good) 32 (Good) 49 (Moderate) 59 (Moderate) 57 (Moderate) 43 (Moderate) 48 (Moderate) 58 (Moderate) 58 (Moderate) 52 (Moderate) 27 (Good) 42 (Moderate) 23 (Good) 27 (Good) 39 (Good) 44 (Moderate) 62 (Moderate) 63 (Moderate) 57 (Moderate) 50 (Moderate) 72 (Moderate) 53 (Moderate) 25 (Good) 26 (Good) 26 (Good) 22 (Good) 26 (Good) 29 (Good) 31 (Good)
so2 4.4 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 4 (Good) 5.1 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 7.7 (Good) 4.6 (Good) 4.7 (Good) 5.8 (Good) 6.8 (Good) 6.3 (Good) 8.7 (Good) 9.1 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 7.4 (Good) 5.7 (Good) 19 (Good) 7.8 (Good) 10 (Good) 14 (Good) 14 (Good) 11 (Good) 13 (Good) 15 (Good) 13 (Good) 12 (Good) 9.9 (Good) 6.5 (Good) 7.8 (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
co 422 (Good) 450 (Good) 1.5 (Good) 228 (Good) 1.8 (Good) 1.8 (Good) 245 (Good) 287 (Good) 334 (Good) 442 (Good) 689 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 222 (Good) 205 (Good) 1.5 (Good) 380 (Good) 649 (Good) 431 (Good) 488 (Good) 19 (Good) 46 (Good) 295 (Good) 317 (Good) 333 (Good) 280 (Good) 481 (Good) 744 (Good) 801 (Good) 954 (Good) 490 (Good) 478 (Good) 480 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1.5 (Good) 498 (Good) 1 (Good) 1.5 (Good) 422 (Good) 365 (Good) 411 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good) 1 (Good)
o3 26 (Good) 17 (Good) 31 (Good) 25 (Good) 29 (Good) 26 (Good) 52 (Good) 23 (Good) 24 (Good) 24 (Good) 23 (Good) 41 (Good) 24 (Good) 35 (Good) 15 (Good) 28 (Good) 28 (Good) 19 (Good) 11 (Good) 36 (Good) 29 (Good) 36 (Good) 49 (Good) 45 (Good) 52 (Good) 68 (Good) 33 (Good) 31 (Good) 14 (Good) 13 (Good) 19 (Good) 56 (Good) 100 (Moderate) 66 (Good) 71 (Moderate) 48 (Good) 31 (Good) 51 (Good) 43 (Good) 21 (Good) 23 (Good) 14 (Good) 35 (Good) 23 (Good) - (Good) - (Good)
data source »

Quality of life in Lucknow

Green and Parks in the City

Lucknow 54%

Nepal: 32% Bangladesh: 33% Bhutan: 82% Sri Lanka: 59% Pakistan: 49%

particulate matter PM2.5

Lucknow 140 (Very bad Hazardous)

Pleasure of spending time in the city

Lucknow 38%

Nepal: 32% Bangladesh: 26% Bhutan: 61% Sri Lanka: 52% Pakistan: 43%

particulate matter PM10

Lucknow 260 (Very bad Hazardous)

Air Pollution

Lucknow 73%

Nepal: 76% Bangladesh: 78% Bhutan: 45% Sri Lanka: 53% Pakistan: 64%

Garbage Disposal

Lucknow 28%

Nepal: 25% Bangladesh: 22% Bhutan: 47% Sri Lanka: 41% Pakistan: 34%

Availability and quality of drinking water

Lucknow 47%

Nepal: 36% Bangladesh: 44% Bhutan: 64% Sri Lanka: 65% Pakistan: 44%

Cleanliness and tidiness

Lucknow 35%

Nepal: 27% Bangladesh: 23% Bhutan: 57% Sri Lanka: 52% Pakistan: 40%

Noise and Light pollution

Lucknow 58%

Nepal: 55% Bangladesh: 63% Bhutan: 55% Sri Lanka: 50% Pakistan: 59%

Water Pollution

Lucknow 73%

Nepal: 76% Bangladesh: 74% Bhutan: 56% Sri Lanka: 57% Pakistan: 70%
Source: Numbeo


Lucknow

Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 6:30 AM

PM2,5 27 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM2.5) dust

PM10 27 (Moderate)

particulate matter (PM10) suspended dust

O3 71 (Moderate)

ozone (O3)

NO2 12 (Good)

nitrogen dioxide (NO2)

SO2 10 (Good)

sulfur dioxide (SO2)

CO 393 (Good)

carbon monoxide (CO)

Lucknow

index 2026-08-20 2026-08-21 2026-08-22 2026-08-23 2026-08-24 2026-08-25 2026-08-26 2026-08-27
pm25 39 47 32 38 31 32 23 22
pm10 39 48 33 40 32 32 23 22
o3 97 103 89 100 104 86 95 93
no2 14 15 17 16 10 12 9.1 10
so2 12 13 9.6 11 7.3 7.8 7.5 8.8
co 431 438 542 520 518 491 352 474

Central School, Lucknow - CPCB

2018-03   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-02 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03
pm25 33 49 48 81 112 118 124 88 24 29 28 57 79 115 194 158 101 32 23 59 109 153
no2 10 12 21 36 170 87 84 68 20 20 22 21 5.2 5.2 61 41 40 24 30 43 48 67
so2 7.8 8.4 6 5.6 5.1 3.4 12 5.8 4.7 2.4 5.1 4.6 5.1 5.1 2 5.2 2.5 3.1 21 1.8 2.1 5.1
co 934 920 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 792 1 1 1 1 1 757 958 400 971 19 54
o3 26 9.2 27 11 18 24 72 25 23 22 22 41 35 37 13 27 32 22 14 46 40 33

Lalbagh, DN Park

2016-05   2018-02
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05
o3 47 29 34 51 33 31 14 13 19 56 100 66 71 48 31 51 43 21 23 14 35 23
co 1 1 2 1 1 772 841 943 1 1 1 1 1 2 995 1 1 843 728 821 1 1
no2 47 38 59 71 53 29 21 20 29 45 42 49 53 50 58 81 62 27 17 18 19 24
pm25 137 243 249 259 123 52 46 35 93 136 100 119 116 - - - - - - - - -
so2 11 7.3 8.9 8.7 6.9 12 3.9 3.7 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Lalbagh, Lucknow - CPCB

2018-03   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-05 2019-04 2019-02 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03
pm25 66 63 85 131 142 158 166 87 26 30 36 62 200 200 213 130 58 35 95 153 246
no2 22 17 23 47 40 38 22 28 16 27 25 75 70 62 75 63 34 37 49 67 67
so2 3.6 4.6 4 5.5 7.4 6.1 6.1 4.2 5.5 5.9 8.4 - 11 12 11 9.7 5.1 34 3.6 8.8 17
co 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 987 1 1 816 1 1 875 721 364 19 44
o3 26 24 34 39 39 28 33 22 25 27 23 12 33 18 28 25 16 7.3 27 22 47

Nishant Ganj, Lucknow - UPPCB

2017-11   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-08 2019-07 2019-06 2019-05 2019-04 2019-02 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11
no2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 11 610 20 28 36 - 46 9 27 29 44 74 50 38 39 54 76
so2 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 11 10 8 11 14 25 18 9.4 8.3 14 19 24 21 14 8.3 15 20
co 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 769 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 1 23 52 1 3 3 4
o3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 28 51 61 70 85
pm25 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 35 141 91 128 96 143 212 135 47 29 81 122 146 214 226 231 232

Talkatora District Industries Center, Lucknow - CPCB

2018-03   2020-05
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2020-05 2020-04 2020-03 2020-02 2020-01 2019-12 2019-11 2019-10 2019-09 2019-08 2019-07 2019-05 2019-04 2019-02 2018-11 2018-10 2018-09 2018-08 2018-05 2018-04 2018-03
pm25 51 61 80 125 181 203 183 123 45 42 47 145 158 236 223 131 57 73 137 145 282
no2 11 18 25 47 34 26 33 25 26 19 22 17 31 60 73 61 29 32 62 49 45
so2 3.3 2.9 3.1 6.7 16 24 10 3.8 4 4 3.4 9.7 6.7 15 8.4 7.8 6.3 8.6 7.2 6.1 13
co 750 877 1 907 1 1 975 860 999 995 977 1 883 1 1 760 763 601 615 14 34

Talkatora District Industries Center

2016-03   2018-02
pollution pm25 hikersbay.com
index 2018-02 2018-01 2017-12 2017-11 2017-10 2017-09 2017-08 2017-07 2017-06 2017-05 2017-04 2017-03 2017-02 2017-01 2016-12 2016-11 2016-10 2016-09 2016-08 2016-07 2016-06 2016-05 2016-04 2016-03
no2 45 66 60 29 52 25 64 26 25 32 47 75 73 64 42 63 44 23 34 34 25 28 29 31
co 884 948 995 834 961 716 760 965 979 954 959 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
pm25 163 249 237 263 169 56 40 39 87 111 124 131 140 - - - - - - - - - - -
so2 18 17 15 16 20 12 16 9.4 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

* Pollution data source: https://openaq.org (caaqm, CPCB) The data is licensed under CC-By 4.0

🌦️ Weather · 16-day Forecast — India

🌦️ WEATHER · 16-DAY FORECASTIndia🌧️25°RainToday · ↑28° ↓24°💨 6 km/h · 💧 95%Tue25.08🌧️28°24°Wed26.08🌧️29°25°Thu27.08🌧️26°24°Fri28.08🌧️29°23°Sat29.08🌧️29°23°Sun30.08🌧️30°24°Mon31.08☁️29°24°Tue1.09🌧️29°24°Wed2.09🌧️24°23°Thu3.09🌧️24°23°Fri4.09🌧️23°23°Sat5.09🌧️28°22°Sun6.09🌧️31°24°Mon7.09🌧️31°25°Tue8.09🌤️31°24°Wed9.09🌧️30°24°pollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

16-day weather forecast for India: today around 28°C (rain), lows near 24°C. Daily temperature and conditions, updated every day. Strong wind (about 23 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.

☀️ UV Index · 16-day Forecast — India

☀️ UV INDEX · 16-DAY FORECASTIndia03681111+6.7UV HIGHtoday, day maxSPF 30-50, hat and sunglasses are a must. Better tostay in the shade 11:00-15:00.⏱ Unprotected fair skin can burn in about 30 min7Wed26.083Thu27.083Fri28.087Sat29.088Sun30.087Mon31.083Tue1.093Wed2.092Thu3.091Fri4.094Sat5.097Sun6.099Mon7.099Tue8.099Wed9.097Thu10.090-2 low3-5 moderate6-7 high8-10 very high11+ extremepollution-alert.com · August 27, 2026

The UV index in India today is 6.7 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 30 minutes.

📍 Air quality in nearby cities

Live PM2.5 around Lucknow — compare nearby locations.

Frequently asked questions

Is the air safe to breathe in Lucknow today?
The current average PM2.5 across Lucknow is about 27 µg/m³, rated “Moderate”. Air quality is acceptable, but unusually sensitive people should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What is the current PM2.5 level in Lucknow?
Right now PM2.5 in Lucknow averages about 27 µg/m³ (“Moderate”). PM2.5 are fine particles small enough to reach the lungs and bloodstream.
Which day last week had the worst air in Lucknow?
Over the past week, the highest daily PM2.5 in Lucknow was recorded on Friday, August 21 (about 47 µg/m³).
What is the UV index in Lucknow today?
The UV index in Lucknow today is 6.7 (high) — unprotected fair skin can burn in about 30 minutes.
Does today's wind help disperse smog in Lucknow?
Strong wind (about 23 km/h) is actively clearing smog and dust away.
How is air quality measured?
Air quality here is based on PM2.5 — the concentration of fine particulate matter in µg/m³. Lower values mean cleaner air. Data is updated daily from Open-Meteo.