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Hagen, month by month

Hagen has a measured daily mean on 1,013 days since 11 January 2023. Its worst month was February 2025, at 73 US AQI (21.1 µg/m³), 482nd of 2,633 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was April 2024, at 38 US AQI (6.9 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 55 US AQI (11.3 µg/m³), against 52 US AQI (9.9 µg/m³) in 2024.

Every month since 2023

202653 so far237 days measured940th of 2,791 in the world
202452 for the year264 days measured575th of 2,097 in the world
2023too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)193 days measured
Jan7 daysFeb65#260Mar19 daysApr3 daysMay54#383Jun54#701Jul14 daysAugnoneSepnoneOct8 daysNov42#1,295Dec48#1,044
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Hagen's measured days, with its place on that month's world ranking under it. A month has a mean once 70% of its days are measured, the rule the monthly rankings use; under that, the square gives the days measured. Each square opens that month's ranking with Hagen marked; each year, the year's. A dashed square is the running month, so far.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

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

14 months
MonthWhy
Sep 202616 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 14 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours).
Jun 202616 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 14 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 202518 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 202415 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 202414 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202415 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 20238 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 23 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2023No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 2023No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 202314 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 20233 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202319 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 1 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 20237 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 14 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.

A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.

Hagen's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
February 2025 7321.1 µg/m³24 of 28482ndof 2,633Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025
Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
March 2025 6617.4 µg/m³26 of 31735thof 2,862Europe, March 2025
Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025and 1 more
February 2023 6516.5 µg/m³25 of 28260thof 1,129Europe, 28 February to 4 March 2023
Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
January 2026 6516.5 µg/m³28 of 31664thof 2,617Europe, January and February 2026
Europe, December 2025 to January 2026
March 2026 6114.7 µg/m³31 of 31877thof 2,971Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026
Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026
December 2025 5812.9 µg/m³31 of 31871stof 3,006Europe, December 2025 to January 2026

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.

Hagen's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
13 Feb 2025 15155.9 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
25 Mar 2025 13549.5 µg/m³Europe, March 2025
10 Feb 2025 13147.8 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
25 Jan 2026 12545.2 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
26 Jan 2026 11742.2 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
11 Mar 2025 11340.3 µg/m³Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025
10 Feb 2023 10537.1 µg/m³Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
24 Jan 2026 9834.4 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
11 Feb 2023 9733.7 µg/m³Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
19 Jan 2025 9331.9 µg/m³Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025

Daily means, the highest since 11 Jan 2023; 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.

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SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Hagen, Germany, 11 Jan 2023 – 10 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/de/hagen/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Updated 2026-10-12 20:07 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).