SmogRank / Munich / Oettingen in Bayern

Munich vs Oettingen in Bayern: PM2.5 compared

Over the last year, Munich and Oettingen in Bayern had about the same air: PM2.5 averaged 10.5 and 10.2 µg/m³, on the 259 days both cities were measured. Munich had the dirtier air on 136 of those days, Oettingen in Bayern on 118. Munich was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 43 of them, Oettingen in Bayern on 39.

Right now

Munich–not on the 24-hour board right now
Oettingen in Bayern–not on the 24-hour board right now

The last year, day by day

Munich
Oettingen in Bayern
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

15Munich, Nov 2025: 9.3 µg/m³Oettingen in Bayern, Nov 2025: 11.2 µg/m³Nov 2025Munich, Dec: 10.8 µg/m³Oettingen in Bayern, Dec: 10.4 µg/m³DecMunich, Jan 2026: 19.1 µg/m³Oettingen in Bayern, Jan 2026: 17.5 µg/m³Jan 2026Munich, Feb: 9.9 µg/m³Oettingen in Bayern, Feb: 9.4 µg/m³FebMunich, Mar: 13.8 µg/m³Oettingen in Bayern, Mar: 12.1 µg/m³MarMunich, Apr: 8.7 µg/m³Oettingen in Bayern, Apr: 8.6 µg/m³AprMunich, May: 7.6 µg/m³Oettingen in Bayern, May: 7.2 µg/m³MayMunich, Jun: 9.1 µg/m³Oettingen in Bayern, Jun: 9.2 µg/m³JunMunich, Jul: 7.6 µg/m³Oettingen in Bayern, Jul: 8.1 µg/m³JulAugSepOct
Monthly means in µg/m³ over the days both cities were measured. Solid: Munich. Faded: Oettingen in Bayern. A month shows once both share 10 such days. Dashed line: the WHO daily guideline.

Year by year

YearMunichOettingen in BayernDays both measuredDays Munich was worse
2026 so far555418099
20255454309145
20245252263122
20234747268145

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

Munich

Oettingen in Bayern

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

Munich

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

Oettingen in Bayern

Side by side with Ansbach, Gujranwala.

Use this page

SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means compared, Munich and Oettingen in Bayern, 8 Oct 2025 – 16 Jul 2026, smogrank.com/compare/de-munich/de-oettingen-in-bayern (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.