SmogRank / Alessandria / Como

Alessandria vs Como: PM2.5 compared

Over the last year, Alessandria's air was 9% more polluted than Como's: PM2.5 averaged 13.3 µg/m³ against 12.2, on the 61 days both cities were measured. Alessandria had the dirtier air on 37 of those days, Como on 23. Alessandria was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 13 of them, Como on 10.

Right now

Alessandria#48on the 24-hour board of 2,366, at 97 US AQI (34.0 µg/m³)
Como#475on the 24-hour board of 2,366, at 59 US AQI (13.4 µg/m³)

The last year, day by day

Alessandria
Como
Each city's daily mean from 7 Oct 2025 to 6 Oct 2026, one stripe a day, coloured by band. A blank stripe is a day without a daily mean.

Month by month

Nov2025DecJan2026FebMarAlessandria, Apr 2026: 14.7 µg/m³Como, Apr 2026: 11.9 µg/m³AprMayAlessandria, Jun 2026: 11.0 µg/m³Como, Jun 2026: 10.0 µg/m³JunJulAlessandria, Aug 2026: 10.9 µg/m³Como, Aug 2026: 9.9 µg/m³AugSepOct
Monthly means in µg/m³ over the days both cities were measured. Solid: Alessandria. Faded: Como. A month shows once both share 10 such days. Dashed line: the WHO daily guideline, 15 µg/m³.

Year by year

YearAlessandriaComoDays both measuredDays Alessandria was worse
2026 so far59576137
202466558172

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

Alessandria

Como

Daily means in US AQI, with µg/m³ beside them, since the index stops at its top value, over the days both cities were measured in the last year. Each date opens that day's world board.

Compare either city with another

Alessandria

Side by side with Sannazzaro de' Burgondi (the nearest), Vinovo (Italy's 2nd worst on 30 days), Gujranwala (the world's worst on 30 days).

Como

Side by side with Varese (the nearest), Gujranwala (the world's worst on 30 days).

Use this page

SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means compared, Alessandria and Como, 7 Oct 2025 – 6 Oct 2026, smogrank.com/compare/it-alessandria/it-como (accessed 7 Oct 2026).

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Updated 2026-10-07 13:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.