SmogRank / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Federation of B&H / Sarajevo
Sarajevo, month by month
Sarajevo has a measured daily mean on 1,196 days since 7 May 2023. Its worst month was December 2023, at 170 US AQI (83.1 µg/m³), 13th of 2,247 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was May 2025, at 42 US AQI (7.6 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 93 US AQI (31.9 µg/m³), against 105 US AQI (37.1 µg/m³) in 2024.
Every month since 2023
The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
Months without a mean, and why
1 month
| Month | Why |
|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 20 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.
Sarajevo's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 | 17083.1 µg/m³ | 13thof 2,247 | South-eastern Europe, 28 December 2023 to 1 January 2024 Eastern Europe, December 2023and 3 more |
| January 2026 | 16980.6 µg/m³ | 21stof 2,617 | Europe, January and February 2026 Eastern Europe, January 2026 |
| January 2024 | 16473.8 µg/m³ | 14thof 2,385 | Europe, 27 January to 2 February 2024 Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024and 1 more |
| December 2025 | 16372.6 µg/m³ | 100thof 3,006 | Eastern Europe, 16 to 21 December 2025 |
| January 2025 | 16372.4 µg/m³ | 17thof 2,474 | Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025 Europe, 24 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 |
| November 2024 | 16169.8 µg/m³ | 14thof 2,624 | Eastern Europe, 25 to 29 November 2024 Southern Europe, November 2024and 1 more |
Monthly means over the days measured; finished months only. World rank: its place on that month's world ranking of every city with enough days. Each month opens that ranking.
Sarajevo's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 2024 | 372261.0 µg/m³ | Serbia, Slovenia and 10 more countries, December 2024 |
| 21 Jan 2025 | 354252.0 µg/m³ | Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025 |
| 23 Jan 2026 | 316233.0 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 310230.0 µg/m³ | Eastern Europe, December 2023 |
| 19 Dec 2023 | 297222.0 µg/m³ | Eastern Europe, December 2023 |
| 22 Jan 2025 | 291216.0 µg/m³ | Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025 |
| 16 Dec 2025 | 291216.0 µg/m³ | Eastern Europe, 16 to 21 December 2025 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | 290215.0 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 23 Jan 2024 | 289214.0 µg/m³ | Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024 |
| 26 Nov 2024 | 289214.0 µg/m³ | Eastern Europe, 25 to 29 November 2024 |
Daily means, the highest since 7 May 2023; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.
Use this history
SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 May 2023 – 12 Oct 2026. Monitor data from AirNow, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/ba/sarajevo/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).
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Sarajevo now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.
Updated 2026-10-12 23:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence). Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).