SmogRank / Cottbus / Munich

Cottbus vs Munich: PM2.5 compared

Over the last year, Cottbus's air was 10% more polluted than Munich's: PM2.5 averaged 11.2 µg/m³ against 10.2, on the 328 days both cities were measured. Cottbus had the dirtier air on 152 of those days, Munich on 172. Cottbus was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 59 of them, Munich on 48.

Right now

Cottbus#379on the 24-hour board of 1,611, at 56 US AQI (11.8 µg/m³)
Munich–not on the 24-hour board right now

The last year, day by day

Cottbus
Munich
Each city's daily mean from 6 Oct 2025 to 5 Oct 2026, one stripe a day, coloured by band. A blank stripe is a day without a daily mean.

Month by month

15Cottbus, Nov 2025: 10.9 µg/m³Munich, Nov 2025: 9.3 µg/m³Nov 2025Cottbus, Dec: 12.3 µg/m³Munich, Dec: 10.8 µg/m³DecCottbus, Jan 2026: 23.4 µg/m³Munich, Jan 2026: 18.3 µg/m³Jan 2026Cottbus, Feb: 22.3 µg/m³Munich, Feb: 9.9 µg/m³FebCottbus, Mar: 13.4 µg/m³Munich, Mar: 13.8 µg/m³MarCottbus, Apr: 8.7 µg/m³Munich, Apr: 8.7 µg/m³AprCottbus, May: 6.8 µg/m³Munich, May: 7.8 µg/m³MayCottbus, Jun: 8.0 µg/m³Munich, Jun: 9.1 µg/m³JunCottbus, Jul: 6.9 µg/m³Munich, Jul: 8.4 µg/m³JulCottbus, Aug: 7.0 µg/m³Munich, Aug: 8.7 µg/m³AugCottbus, Sep: 5.7 µg/m³Munich, Sep: 8.4 µg/m³SepOct
Monthly means in µg/m³ over the days both cities were measured. Solid: Cottbus. Faded: Munich. A month shows once both share 10 such days. Dashed line: the WHO daily guideline.

Year by year

YearCottbusMunichDays both measuredDays Cottbus was worse
2026 so far5554251112
20255353316127
20245352261127
20235248240126

Means in US AQI over the days both cities were measured that year; a year shows once they share 30 such days.

Each city's worst days

Cottbus

Munich

Daily means in US AQI, over the days both cities were measured in the last year. Each date opens that day's world board.

Compare either city with another

Cottbus

Side by side with Lubnjow, Gujranwala.

Munich

Side by side with Herrsching am Ammersee, Augsburg, Gujranwala.

Use this page

SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means compared, Cottbus and Munich, 8 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2026, smogrank.com/compare/de-cottbus/de-munich (accessed 6 Oct 2026).

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Updated 2026-10-06 20:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.