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Munich vs Schwandorf in Bayern: PM2.5 compared

Over the last year, Munich's air was 15% more polluted than Schwandorf in Bayern's: PM2.5 averaged 10.2 µg/m³ against 8.9, on the 333 days both cities were measured. Munich had the dirtier air on 233 of those days, Schwandorf in Bayern on 96. Munich was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 48 of them, Schwandorf in Bayern on 41.

Right now

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

The last year, day by day

Munich
Schwandorf 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/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Nov 2025: 10.9 µg/m³Nov 2025Munich, Dec: 10.8 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Dec: 8.0 µg/m³DecMunich, Jan 2026: 18.3 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Jan 2026: 15.4 µg/m³Jan 2026Munich, Feb: 9.9 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Feb: 9.4 µg/m³FebMunich, Mar: 13.8 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Mar: 12.1 µg/m³MarMunich, Apr: 8.7 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Apr: 7.5 µg/m³AprMunich, May: 7.8 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, May: 6.5 µg/m³MayMunich, Jun: 9.1 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Jun: 8.9 µg/m³JunMunich, Jul: 8.4 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Jul: 6.7 µg/m³JulMunich, Aug: 8.9 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Aug: 7.3 µg/m³AugMunich, Sep: 8.3 µg/m³Schwandorf in Bayern, Sep: 5.9 µg/m³SepOct
Monthly means in µg/m³ over the days both cities were measured. Solid: Munich. Faded: Schwandorf in Bayern. A month shows once both share 10 such days. Dashed line: the WHO daily guideline.

Year by year

YearMunichSchwandorf in BayernDays both measuredDays Munich was worse
2026 so far5450254185
20255352317188
20245251246125
20234947308164

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

Schwandorf 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.

Schwandorf in Bayern

Side by side with Oberviechtach, Gujranwala.

Use this page

SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means compared, Munich and Schwandorf in Bayern, 8 Oct 2025 – 5 Oct 2026, smogrank.com/compare/de-munich/de-schwandorf-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.