SmogRank / Düsseldorf / Munich

Düsseldorf vs Munich: PM2.5 compared

Over the last year, Munich's air was 7% more polluted than Düsseldorf's: PM2.5 averaged 10.2 µg/m³ against 9.5, on the 311 days both cities were measured. Munich had the dirtier air on 188 of those days, Düsseldorf on 123. Munich was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 45 of them, Düsseldorf on 51.

Right now

Düsseldorf#186on the 24-hour board of 1,611, at 65 US AQI (16.7 µg/m³)
Munich–not on the 24-hour board right now

The last year, day by day

Düsseldorf
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

15Düsseldorf, Nov 2025: 9.7 µg/m³Munich, Nov 2025: 9.3 µg/m³Nov 2025Düsseldorf, Dec: 11.3 µg/m³Munich, Dec: 11.0 µg/m³DecDüsseldorf, Jan 2026: 16.6 µg/m³Munich, Jan 2026: 18.2 µg/m³Jan 2026Düsseldorf, Feb: 9.7 µg/m³Munich, Feb: 9.9 µg/m³FebDüsseldorf, Mar: 13.2 µg/m³Munich, Mar: 13.8 µg/m³MarDüsseldorf, Apr: 8.4 µg/m³Munich, Apr: 8.7 µg/m³AprDüsseldorf, May: 7.5 µg/m³Munich, May: 7.4 µg/m³MayDüsseldorf, Jun: 8.7 µg/m³Munich, Jun: 9.1 µg/m³JunDüsseldorf, Jul: 7.3 µg/m³Munich, Jul: 8.4 µg/m³JulDüsseldorf, Aug: 5.8 µg/m³Munich, Aug: 8.8 µg/m³AugDüsseldorf, Sep: 5.7 µg/m³Munich, Sep: 8.7 µg/m³SepOct
Monthly means in µg/m³ over the days both cities were measured. Solid: Düsseldorf. Faded: Munich. A month shows once both share 10 such days. Dashed line: the WHO daily guideline.

Year by year

YearDüsseldorfMunichDays both measuredDays Düsseldorf was worse
2026 so far525423385
20255353318137
20245252264127
20235248238140

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

Düsseldorf

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

Düsseldorf

Side by side with Ratingen, Gujranwala.

Munich

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

Use this page

SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means compared, Düsseldorf and Munich, 8 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2026, smogrank.com/compare/de-duesseldorf/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.