SmogRank / Duisburg / Munich

Duisburg vs Munich: PM2.5 compared

Over the last year, Duisburg and Munich had about the same air: PM2.5 averaged 10.0 and 10.2 µg/m³, on the 313 days both cities were measured. Duisburg had the dirtier air on 148 of those days, Munich on 161. Duisburg was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 50 of them, Munich on 45.

Right now

Duisburg#167on the 24-hour board of 1,611, at 66 US AQI (17.4 µg/m³)
Munich–not on the 24-hour board right now

The last year, day by day

Duisburg
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

15Duisburg, Nov 2025: 9.9 µg/m³Munich, Nov 2025: 9.3 µg/m³Nov 2025Duisburg, Dec: 11.3 µg/m³Munich, Dec: 10.8 µg/m³DecDuisburg, Jan 2026: 17.1 µg/m³Munich, Jan 2026: 18.2 µg/m³Jan 2026Duisburg, Feb: 10.9 µg/m³Munich, Feb: 9.9 µg/m³FebDuisburg, Mar: 14.5 µg/m³Munich, Mar: 13.8 µg/m³MarDuisburg, Apr: 9.2 µg/m³Munich, Apr: 8.7 µg/m³AprDuisburg, May: 7.9 µg/m³Munich, May: 7.4 µg/m³MayDuisburg, Jun: 9.0 µg/m³Munich, Jun: 9.1 µg/m³JunDuisburg, Jul: 7.5 µg/m³Munich, Jul: 8.4 µg/m³JulDuisburg, Aug: 6.6 µg/m³Munich, Aug: 8.9 µg/m³AugDuisburg, Sep: 6.3 µg/m³Munich, Sep: 8.7 µg/m³SepOct
Monthly means in µg/m³ over the days both cities were measured. Solid: Duisburg. Faded: Munich. A month shows once both share 10 such days. Dashed line: the WHO daily guideline.

Year by year

YearDuisburgMunichDays both measuredDays Duisburg was worse
2026 so far5354234108
20255353318142
20245252264137
20235448239166

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

Duisburg

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

Duisburg

Side by side with Oberhausen, Gujranwala.

Munich

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

Use this page

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