SmogRank / Germany / Lower Saxony / Braunlage
Braunlage, month by month
Braunlage has a measured daily mean on 638 days since 30 July 2024. Its worst month was March 2025, at 56 US AQI (11.7 µg/m³), 1,286th of 2,862 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was December 2024, at 6 US AQI (1.1 µg/m³).
Every month since 2024
The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales
Months without a mean, and why
6 months
| Month | Why |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 16 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 7 with no readings from the monitor, 7 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Jun 2025 | 20 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 10 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Oct 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 4 with no readings from the monitor, 12 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Sep 2024 | No day measured. The others: 30 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Aug 2024 | 13 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 1 with no readings from the monitor, 17 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Jul 2024 | 2 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. |
A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.
Braunlage's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | 5611.7 µg/m³ | 1,286thof 2,862 | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| March 2026 | 519.1 µg/m³ | 1,860thof 2,971 | – |
| February 2025 | 498.8 µg/m³ | 1,385thof 2,633 | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| April 2025 | 356.3 µg/m³ | 2,214thof 2,951 | – |
| August 2025 | 305.4 µg/m³ | 2,635thof 2,901 | – |
| April 2026 | 305.4 µg/m³ | 2,400thof 2,941 | – |
Monthly means over the days measured; finished months only. World rank: its place on that month's world ranking of every city with enough days. Each month opens that ranking.
Braunlage's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2025 | 9331.6 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| 9 Mar 2025 | 9029.8 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 11 Mar 2025 | 8929.6 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 10 Mar 2025 | 8125.3 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 11 Feb 2025 | 7723.1 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | 7622.3 µg/m³ | – |
| 24 Mar 2025 | 7522.2 µg/m³ | – |
| 8 Mar 2025 | 7421.7 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 7321.0 µg/m³ | – |
| 13 Feb 2025 | 7320.8 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
Daily means, the highest since 30 Jul 2024; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.
Use this history
SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Braunlage, Germany, 30 Jul 2024 – 10 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/de/braunlage/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).
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Braunlage now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.
Updated 2026-10-12 21:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence). Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).