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Germany: cleaner or dirtier, 2025

In Germany, 197 cities have enough days in both years to compare 2025 with the same days of 2024: 191 got dirtier and 6 cleaner.

The 191 cities that got dirtier, biggest rise first

#	City	2024	2025	Change
1	SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany	52	58	+3.4 µg/m³+36%
2	NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany	46	56	+3.3 µg/m³+40%
3	HeilbronnBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	51	57	+3.2 µg/m³+35%
4	FriedrichshafenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	46	55	+3.0 µg/m³+37%
5	KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	49	55	+2.7 µg/m³+31%
6	Neuenburg am RheinBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	47	55	+2.7 µg/m³+32%
7	TübingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	51	56	+2.6 µg/m³+29%
8	NeubrandenburgMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	51	56	+2.5 µg/m³+27%
9	MüllheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	34	48	+2.5 µg/m³+40%
10	WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany	54	58	+2.4 µg/m³+23%
11	KehlBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	51	56	+2.4 µg/m³+26%
12	HattersheimHesse, Germany	40	52	+2.3 µg/m³+32%
13	KelsterbachHesse, Germany	40	52	+2.3 µg/m³+32%
14	FlensburgSchleswig-Holstein, Germany	36	48	+2.3 µg/m³+36%
15	MainzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany	51	55	+2.2 µg/m³+24%
16	SulzbachHesse, Germany	48	54	+2.2 µg/m³+25%
17	KonstanzBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	46	53	+2.2 µg/m³+27%
18	Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany	53	58	+2.2 µg/m³+21%
19	UlmBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	51	55	+2.2 µg/m³+24%
20	LudwigsburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	47	54	+2.2 µg/m³+26%
21	FilderstadtBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	47	54	+2.2 µg/m³+26%
22	EschbornHesse, Germany	48	54	+2.1 µg/m³+24%
23	TrierRheinland-Pfalz, Germany	46	53	+2.1 µg/m³+26%
24	DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	52	56	+2.1 µg/m³+21%
25	StuttgartBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	52	56	+2.1 µg/m³+22%
26	FriesoytheLower Saxony, Germany	47	54	+2.1 µg/m³+25%
27	BöselLower Saxony, Germany	47	54	+2.1 µg/m³+25%
28	Kempten (Allgäu)Bavaria, Germany	46	53	+2.1 µg/m³+25%
29	PforzheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	43	52	+2.0 µg/m³+26%
30	OldenburgLower Saxony, Germany	51	55	+2.0 µg/m³+22%
31	AugsburgBavaria, Germany	51	55	+2.0 µg/m³+22%
32	LindauBavaria, Germany	49	54	+2.0 µg/m³+22%
33	Rüsselsheim am MainHesse, Germany	47	53	+2.0 µg/m³+24%
34	ReutlingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	47	53	+2.0 µg/m³+24%
35	WiesbadenHesse, Germany	46	53	+2.0 µg/m³+24%
36	LampertheimHesse, Germany	52	55	+1.9 µg/m³+20%
37	EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	49	54	+1.9 µg/m³+21%
38	WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	48	54	+1.9 µg/m³+22%
39	OsnabrückLower Saxony, Germany	45	53	+1.9 µg/m³+23%
40	Biberach an der RißBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	44	52	+1.9 µg/m³+24%
41	FreiburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	40	51	+1.9 µg/m³+26%
42	Limburg an der LahnHesse, Germany	46	53	+1.9 µg/m³+23%
43	MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	54	57	+1.8 µg/m³+17%
44	MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	52	55	+1.8 µg/m³+19%
45	KasselHesse, Germany	52	55	+1.8 µg/m³+19%
46	MühlhausenThuringia, Germany	50	54	+1.8 µg/m³+20%
47	LörrachBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	46	53	+1.8 µg/m³+22%
48	LübeckSchleswig-Holstein, Germany	33	43	+1.8 µg/m³+30%
49	HamburgGermany	49	54	+1.8 µg/m³+20%
50	AschaffenburgBavaria, Germany	47	53	+1.8 µg/m³+21%
51	WieslochBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	46	52	+1.7 µg/m³+21%
52	NordhausenThuringia, Germany	45	52	+1.7 µg/m³+21%
53	HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	52	56	+1.7 µg/m³+17%
54	Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany	52	55	+1.7 µg/m³+18%
55	GießenHesse, Germany	50	54	+1.7 µg/m³+19%
56	Oettingen in BayernBavaria, Germany	52	55	+1.6 µg/m³+16%
57	HalberstadtSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	46	52	+1.6 µg/m³+20%
58	Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	43	51	+1.6 µg/m³+21%
59	DillingenSaarland, Germany	51	54	+1.6 µg/m³+18%
60	BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	44	52	+1.6 µg/m³+20%
61	StralsundMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	44	52	+1.6 µg/m³+20%
62	WilhelmshavenLower Saxony, Germany	39	48	+1.6 µg/m³+23%
63	UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	53	56	+1.5 µg/m³+15%
64	OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	53	55	+1.5 µg/m³+15%
65	MunichBavaria, Germany	52	55	+1.5 µg/m³+16%
66	BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	48	53	+1.5 µg/m³+17%
67	MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	48	53	+1.5 µg/m³+17%
68	JülichNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	48	53	+1.5 µg/m³+17%
69	NiederzierNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	48	53	+1.5 µg/m³+17%
70	Lauda-KönigshofenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	45	52	+1.5 µg/m³+19%
71	TauberbischofsheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	45	52	+1.5 µg/m³+19%
72	LingenLower Saxony, Germany	41	49	+1.5 µg/m³+20%
73	SchwerteNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	43	51	+1.5 µg/m³+19%
74	GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	54	56	+1.4 µg/m³+13%
75	NurembergBavaria, Germany	52	55	+1.4 µg/m³+15%
76	WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	45	52	+1.4 µg/m³+17%
77	HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	45	52	+1.4 µg/m³+17%
78	SaarbrückenSaarland, Germany	44	52	+1.4 µg/m³+18%
79	Baden-BadenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	39	47	+1.4 µg/m³+20%
80	ItzehoeSchleswig-Holstein, Germany	36	44	+1.4 µg/m³+22%
81	MichelstadtHesse, Germany	43	51	+1.4 µg/m³+18%
82	BambergBavaria, Germany	51	54	+1.4 µg/m³+15%
83	DarmstadtHesse, Germany	46	52	+1.4 µg/m³+17%
84	WürzburgBavaria, Germany	51	53	+1.3 µg/m³+14%
85	NettetalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50	53	+1.3 µg/m³+14%
86	KaldenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	50	53	+1.3 µg/m³+14%
87	WeimarThuringia, Germany	47	52	+1.3 µg/m³+15%
88	AalenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	45	52	+1.3 µg/m³+16%
89	HildesheimLower Saxony, Germany	44	51	+1.3 µg/m³+16%
90	HannoverLower Saxony, Germany	44	51	+1.3 µg/m³+16%
91	BraunschweigLower Saxony, Germany	44	51	+1.3 µg/m³+16%
92	HerrenbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	42	49	+1.3 µg/m³+17%
93	GärtringenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	42	49	+1.3 µg/m³+17%
94	Hansestadt SalzwedelSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	39	47	+1.3 µg/m³+18%
95	BensheimHesse, Germany	49	53	+1.3 µg/m³+15%
96	GöttingenLower Saxony, Germany	41	48	+1.3 µg/m³+18%
97	TraunreutBavaria, Germany	52	54	+1.2 µg/m³+13%
98	Neu-UlmBavaria, Germany	52	54	+1.2 µg/m³+13%
99	Trostberg an der AlzBavaria, Germany	52	54	+1.2 µg/m³+13%
100	GeraThuringia, Germany	48	52	+1.2 µg/m³+14%
101	LüchowLower Saxony, Germany	39	46	+1.2 µg/m³+17%
102	EisenachThuringia, Germany	43	49	+1.2 µg/m³+16%
103	TrochtelfingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	32	39	+1.2 µg/m³+21%
104	BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	53	55	+1.2 µg/m³+12%
105	DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	52	54	+1.2 µg/m³+13%
106	Marburg an der LahnHesse, Germany	46	52	+1.2 µg/m³+14%
107	SoestNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	42	48	+1.2 µg/m³+16%
108	WarsteinNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	41	48	+1.2 µg/m³+16%
109	RostockMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	48	52	+1.1 µg/m³+13%
110	KoblenzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany	48	52	+1.1 µg/m³+13%
111	ErfurtThuringia, Germany	46	51	+1.1 µg/m³+13%
112	GreizThuringia, Germany	52	54	+1.1 µg/m³+12%
113	AnsbachBavaria, Germany	52	54	+1.1 µg/m³+12%
114	KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	49	53	+1.1 µg/m³+12%
115	FuldaHesse, Germany	46	52	+1.1 µg/m³+13%
116	TitzNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	45	51	+1.1 µg/m³+14%
117	RintelnLower Saxony, Germany	42	48	+1.1 µg/m³+14%
118	MeiningenThuringia, Germany	37	43	+1.1 µg/m³+16%
119	KielSchleswig-Holstein, Germany	36	42	+1.1 µg/m³+17%
120	Villingen-SchwenningenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany	36	42	+1.1 µg/m³+17%
121	WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	54	56	+1.0 µg/m³+9%
122	DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	52	54	+1.0 µg/m³+10%
123	EisenhüttenstadtBrandenburg, Germany	52	54	+1.0 µg/m³+10%
124	AltenburgThuringia, Germany	51	53	+1.0 µg/m³+11%
125	Königs WusterhausenBrandenburg, Germany	49	52	+1.0 µg/m³+11%
126	Schwedt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany	48	52	+1.0 µg/m³+12%
127	KöthenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	48	52	+1.0 µg/m³+12%
128	Hanau am MainHesse, Germany	47	52	+1.0 µg/m³+12%
129	LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	47	52	+1.0 µg/m³+12%
130	BorkenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	52	54	+0.9 µg/m³+9%
131	MarktredwitzBavaria, Germany	52	53	+0.9 µg/m³+9%
132	ArzbergBavaria, Germany	52	53	+0.9 µg/m³+9%
133	WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	51	53	+0.9 µg/m³+10%
134	Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	51	53	+0.9 µg/m³+10%
135	RitterhudeLower Saxony, Germany	48	52	+0.9 µg/m³+10%
136	JenaThuringia, Germany	48	52	+0.9 µg/m³+10%
137	Osternienburger LandSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	48	52	+0.9 µg/m³+10%
138	GüstrowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	47	51	+0.9 µg/m³+11%
139	SalzgitterLower Saxony, Germany	42	47	+0.9 µg/m³+12%
140	Königstein im TaunusHesse, Germany	24	29	+0.9 µg/m³+21%
141	GlashüttenHesse, Germany	24	29	+0.9 µg/m³+21%
142	GoslarLower Saxony, Germany	34	39	+0.9 µg/m³+15%
143	ZierenbergHesse, Germany	34	39	+0.9 µg/m³+15%
144	MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	52	54	+0.8 µg/m³+8%
145	LudwigslustMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	46	50	+0.8 µg/m³+10%
146	WittenbergeBrandenburg, Germany	43	48	+0.8 µg/m³+10%
147	StarnbergBavaria, Germany	37	42	+0.8 µg/m³+12%
148	Herrsching am AmmerseeBavaria, Germany	37	42	+0.8 µg/m³+12%
149	GersfeldHesse, Germany	22	27	+0.8 µg/m³+20%
150	KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	54	56	+0.8 µg/m³+7%
151	MahlowBrandenburg, Germany	58	60	+0.7 µg/m³+5%
152	LubnjowBrandenburg, Germany	48	52	+0.7 µg/m³+8%
153	Neustadt an der DonauBavaria, Germany	48	52	+0.7 µg/m³+8%
154	AachenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	42	46	+0.7 µg/m³+9%
155	SondershausenThuringia, Germany	37	41	+0.7 µg/m³+11%
156	BerlinState of Berlin, Germany	56	58	+0.7 µg/m³+6%
157	Frankfurt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany	52	54	+0.7 µg/m³+7%
158	BebraHesse, Germany	47	51	+0.7 µg/m³+8%
159	BützowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	47	51	+0.7 µg/m³+8%
160	DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	54	55	+0.6 µg/m³+6%
161	PotsdamBrandenburg, Germany	50	52	+0.6 µg/m³+7%
162	SchöneicheBrandenburg, Germany	49	52	+0.6 µg/m³+7%
163	RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	49	52	+0.6 µg/m³+7%
164	NeuenhagenBrandenburg, Germany	49	52	+0.6 µg/m³+7%
165	NeuruppinBrandenburg, Germany	44	48	+0.6 µg/m³+7%
166	FürthHesse, Germany	34	38	+0.6 µg/m³+10%
167	WitzenhausenHesse, Germany	33	36	+0.6 µg/m³+10%
168	GroßalmerodeHesse, Germany	33	36	+0.6 µg/m³+10%
169	Neuhaus am RennwegThuringia, Germany	32	35	+0.6 µg/m³+11%
170	CottbusBrandenburg, Germany	52	53	+0.5 µg/m³+5%
171	Schwandorf in BayernBavaria, Germany	52	53	+0.5 µg/m³+5%
172	GroßostheimBavaria, Germany	52	53	+0.5 µg/m³+5%
173	ElsenfeldBavaria, Germany	52	53	+0.5 µg/m³+5%
174	Blankenfelde-MahlowBrandenburg, Germany	52	53	+0.5 µg/m³+5%
175	LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	45	48	+0.5 µg/m³+6%
176	Bad BelzigBrandenburg, Germany	45	48	+0.5 µg/m³+6%
177	Waldfischbach-BurgalbenRheinland-Pfalz, Germany	31	33	+0.5 µg/m³+9%
178	KiefersfeldenBavaria, Germany	53	54	+0.4 µg/m³+4%
179	Bad WindsheimBavaria, Germany	49	51	+0.4 µg/m³+4%
180	OytenLower Saxony, Germany	48	49	+0.3 µg/m³+3%
181	WittingenLower Saxony, Germany	44	46	+0.3 µg/m³+4%
182	SuhlThuringia, Germany	43	45	+0.3 µg/m³+4%
183	KlötzeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	41	42	+0.3 µg/m³+4%
184	Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg, Germany	51	52	+0.3 µg/m³+3%
185	StrausbergBrandenburg, Germany	49	51	+0.3 µg/m³+3%
186	BurghausenBavaria, Germany	53	54	+0.2 µg/m³+2%
187	Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt, Germany	52	53	+0.2 µg/m³+2%
188	BremerhavenBremen, Germany	48	49	+0.1 µg/m³+1%
189	OberviechtachBavaria, Germany	37	37	+0.1 µg/m³+2%
190	Bernau bei BerlinBrandenburg, Germany	53	53	+0.1 µg/m³+1%
191	KleinmachnowBrandenburg, Germany	46	47	+0.1 µg/m³+1%

The 6 cities that got cleaner, biggest fall first

#	City	2024	2025	Change
1	WeidenBavaria, Germany	54	53	−0.8 µg/m³−7%
2	MalchowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany	51	49	−0.4 µg/m³−4%
3	Dallgow-DöberitzBrandenburg, Germany	48	47	−0.3 µg/m³−3%
4	LemwerderLower Saxony, Germany	49	48	−0.2 µg/m³−2%
5	DelmenhorstLower Saxony, Germany	49	48	−0.2 µg/m³−2%
6	Burg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany	48	47	−0.1 µg/m³−1%

Means in US AQI over the days a city was measured in both years, the same calendar days each year; a city needs 55% of the days paired, and at least 30. The change is in µg/m³ and per cent. How we compare.

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

Updated 2026-10-07 12:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.