SmogRank / Biella / Milan

Biella vs Milan: PM2.5 compared

Over the last year, Milan's air was 38% more polluted than Biella's: PM2.5 averaged 13.9 µg/m³ against 10.1, on the 97 days both cities were measured. Milan had the dirtier air on 77 of those days, Biella on 18. Milan was over the WHO's daily guideline of 15 µg/m³ on 28 of them, Biella on 10.

Right now

Biella–not on the 24-hour board right now
Milan–not on the 24-hour board right now

The last year, day by day

Biella
Milan
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

15Nov 2025DecJan 2026FebMarBiella, Apr: 9.8 µg/m³Milan, Apr: 14.2 µg/m³AprBiella, May: 9.1 µg/m³Milan, May: 11.0 µg/m³MayBiella, Jun: 9.3 µg/m³Milan, Jun: 10.6 µg/m³JunBiella, Jul: 9.8 µg/m³Milan, Jul: 11.5 µg/m³JulBiella, Aug: 11.4 µg/m³Milan, Aug: 12.1 µg/m³AugBiella, Sep: 8.6 µg/m³Milan, Sep: 13.9 µg/m³SepOct
Monthly means in µg/m³ over the days both cities were measured. Solid: Biella. Faded: Milan. A month shows once both share 10 such days. Dashed line: the WHO daily guideline.

Year by year

YearBiellaMilanDays both measuredDays Biella was worse
2026 so far52599318
20254458975

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

Biella

Milan

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

Biella

Side by side with Borgomanero, Gujranwala.

Milan

Side by side with Monza, Vinovo, Gujranwala.

Use this page

SmogRank, PM2.5 daily means compared, Biella and Milan, 14 Oct 2025 – 4 Oct 2026, smogrank.com/compare/it-biella/it-milan (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.