SmogRank / Münster / Munich

Münster vs Munich: PM2.5 compared

Over the last year, Münster and Munich had about the same air: PM2.5 averaged 10.4 and 10.2 µg/m³, on the 311 days both cities were measured. Münster had the dirtier air on 154 of those days, Munich on 154. Münster was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 56 of them, Munich on 45.

Right now

Münster#100on the 24-hour board of 1,611, at 72 US AQI (20.6 µg/m³)
Munich–not on the 24-hour board right now

The last year, day by day

Münster
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

15Münster, Nov 2025: 11.0 µg/m³Munich, Nov 2025: 9.3 µg/m³Nov 2025Münster, Dec: 12.0 µg/m³Munich, Dec: 11.0 µg/m³DecMünster, Jan 2026: 18.0 µg/m³Munich, Jan 2026: 18.2 µg/m³Jan 2026Münster, Feb: 14.4 µg/m³Munich, Feb: 9.9 µg/m³FebMünster, Mar: 15.3 µg/m³Munich, Mar: 13.8 µg/m³MarMünster, Apr: 8.8 µg/m³Munich, Apr: 8.7 µg/m³AprMünster, May: 7.9 µg/m³Munich, May: 7.6 µg/m³MayMünster, Jun: 8.7 µg/m³Munich, Jun: 9.1 µg/m³JunMünster, Jul: 6.9 µg/m³Munich, Jul: 8.4 µg/m³JulMünster, Aug: 6.3 µg/m³Munich, Aug: 8.8 µg/m³AugMünster, Sep: 6.2 µg/m³Munich, Sep: 8.7 µg/m³SepOct
Monthly means in µg/m³ over the days both cities were measured. Solid: Münster. Faded: Munich. A month shows once both share 10 such days. Dashed line: the WHO daily guideline.

Year by year

YearMünsterMunichDays both measuredDays Münster was worse
2026 so far5454233114
20255453317152
20245252264131
20235248235135

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

Münster

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

Münster

Side by side with Lünen, Gujranwala.

Munich

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

Use this page

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