SmogRank / Ludwigshafen am Rhein / Munich

Ludwigshafen am Rhein vs Munich: PM2.5 compared

Over the last year, Ludwigshafen am Rhein's air was 13% more polluted than Munich's: PM2.5 averaged 11.5 µg/m³ against 10.2, on the 315 days both cities were measured. Ludwigshafen am Rhein had the dirtier air on 184 of those days, Munich on 127. Ludwigshafen am Rhein was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 76 of them, Munich on 45.

Right now

Ludwigshafen am Rhein#364on the 24-hour board of 1,616, at 56 US AQI (11.9 µg/m³)
Munich–not on the 24-hour board right now

The last year, day by day

Ludwigshafen am Rhein
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

15Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Nov 2025: 14.4 µg/m³Munich, Nov 2025: 9.3 µg/m³Nov 2025Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Dec: 14.2 µg/m³Munich, Dec: 11.0 µg/m³DecLudwigshafen am Rhein, Jan 2026: 21.3 µg/m³Munich, Jan 2026: 18.2 µg/m³Jan 2026Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Feb: 11.7 µg/m³Munich, Feb: 9.9 µg/m³FebLudwigshafen am Rhein, Mar: 18.0 µg/m³Munich, Mar: 14.0 µg/m³MarLudwigshafen am Rhein, Apr: 7.9 µg/m³Munich, Apr: 8.7 µg/m³AprLudwigshafen am Rhein, May: 7.2 µg/m³Munich, May: 7.6 µg/m³MayLudwigshafen am Rhein, Jun: 9.6 µg/m³Munich, Jun: 8.7 µg/m³JunLudwigshafen am Rhein, Jul: 8.4 µg/m³Munich, Jul: 8.4 µg/m³JulLudwigshafen am Rhein, Aug: 8.0 µg/m³Munich, Aug: 8.8 µg/m³AugLudwigshafen am Rhein, Sep: 8.1 µg/m³Munich, Sep: 8.5 µg/m³SepOct
Monthly means in µg/m³ over the days both cities were measured. Solid: Ludwigshafen am Rhein. Faded: Munich. A month shows once both share 10 such days. Dashed line: the WHO daily guideline.

Year by year

YearLudwigshafen am RheinMunichDays both measuredDays Ludwigshafen am Rhein was worse
2026 so far5554238122
20255753314214
20245452263157
20235348242160

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

Ludwigshafen am Rhein

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

Ludwigshafen am Rhein

Side by side with Mannheim, Gujranwala.

Munich

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

Use this page

SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means compared, Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Munich, 8 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2026, smogrank.com/compare/de-ludwigshafen-am-rhein/de-munich (accessed 6 Oct 2026).

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Updated 2026-10-06 21:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.