SmogRank / World / Germany / October 2026
Most polluted cities in Germany, October 2026
161 cities in Germany ranked by their average PM2.5 so far (1 of 31 days). Worst: Nuremberg at 21.3 µg/m³, #79 of 1,630 cities in the world. Cleanest: Müllheim at 4.9. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
← Nuremberg 21.3 µg/m³
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- 1NurembergBavaria 74
- 1LandshutBavaria 74
- 3MunichBavaria 70
- 4AugsburgBavaria 68
- 5IngolstadtBavaria 66
- 6LudwigsburgBaden-Wurttemberg 66
- 7HeilbronnBaden-Wurttemberg 64
- 8TraunreutBavaria 64
- 9NauenBrandenburg 64
- 10BurghausenBavaria 63
- 11NeubrandenburgMecklenburg-Vorpommern 63
- 12FriedrichshafenBaden-Wurttemberg 63
- 13TeltowBrandenburg 63
- 13AnsbachBavaria 63
- 15RostockMecklenburg-Vorpommern 62
- 16KonstanzBaden-Wurttemberg 62
- 17Füssenlow-cost sensorsBavaria 62
- 18PassauBavaria 62
- 18GeraThuringia 62
- 20StralsundMecklenburg-Vorpommern 61
- 20Königs WusterhausenBrandenburg 61
- 20Lauda-KönigshofenBaden-Wurttemberg 61
- 23Biberach an der RißBaden-Wurttemberg 61
- 24KelheimBavaria 61
- 25SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz 61
- 26Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt 60
- 26BambergBavaria 60
- 28ReutlingenBaden-Wurttemberg 60
- 28KasselHesse 60
- 28Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt 60
- 31SchwerinMecklenburg-Vorpommern 60
- 31FuldaHesse 60
- 33PotsdamBrandenburg 59
- 33Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg 59
- 35MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt 59
- 36TübingenBaden-Wurttemberg 59
- 36Schwäbisch HallBaden-Wurttemberg 59
- 36KoblenzRheinland-Pfalz 59
- 36BernburgSaxony-Anhalt 59
- 40MühlhausenThuringia 59
- 40MarktredwitzBavaria 59
- 42Neu-UlmBavaria 58
- 42Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz 58
- 42KaiserslauternRheinland-Pfalz 58
- 45WormsRheinland-Pfalz 58
- 45OranienburgBrandenburg 58
- 47WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt 58
- 47StuttgartBaden-Wurttemberg 58
- 47PforzheimBaden-Wurttemberg 58
- 50StarnbergBavaria 58
- 51WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt 58
- 52Schwedt (Oder)Brandenburg 58
- 53NeuruppinBrandenburg 57
- 53MerseburgSaxony-Anhalt 57
- 53KöthenSaxony-Anhalt 57
- 53DessauSaxony-Anhalt 57
- 53FilderstadtBaden-Wurttemberg 57
- 53Blankenfelde-MahlowBrandenburg 57
- 59WolfsburgLower Saxony 57
- 59WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern 57
- 59JenaThuringia 57
- 62MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg 57
- 62GüstrowMecklenburg-Vorpommern 57
- 62BerlinState of Berlin 57
- 65SuhlThuringia 57
- 65HamburgHamburg 57
- 65EschbornHesse 57
- 65EisenhüttenstadtBrandenburg 57
- 65Bernau bei BerlinBrandenburg 57
- 70StendalSaxony-Anhalt 57
- 70MainzRheinland-Pfalz 57
- 70LampertheimHesse 57
- 73WittenbergeBrandenburg 56
- 73LubnjowBrandenburg 56
- 73HalberstadtSaxony-Anhalt 56
- 73FriesoytheLower Saxony 56
- 73ErfurtThuringia 56
- 78WeimarThuringia 56
- 78Hansestadt SalzwedelSaxony-Anhalt 56
- 78GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia 56
- 78EmdenLower Saxony 56
- 78AltenburgThuringia 56
- 83CottbusBrandenburg 56
- 83BraunschweigLower Saxony 56
- 85Hanau am MainHesse 56
- 85GroßostheimBavaria 56
- 85Frankfurt am MainHesse 56
- 85EisenachThuringia 56
- 89StrausbergBrandenburg 55
- 89Frankfurt (Oder)Brandenburg 55
- 89FalkenseeBrandenburg 55
- 92ZeitzSaxony-Anhalt 55
- 92MichelstadtHesse 55
- 92Kempten (Allgäu)Bavaria 55
- 95LuckenwaldeBrandenburg 55
- 95DuderstadtLower Saxony 55
- 95Burg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt 55
- 95Bad KreuznachRheinland-Pfalz 55
- 99MeiningenThuringia 55
- 99KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg 55
- 99HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia 55
- 102WetzlarHesse 55
- 102AschaffenburgBavaria 55
- 104WalsrodeLower Saxony 54
- 105Villingen-SchwenningenBaden-Wurttemberg 54
- 105MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia 54
- 105LüneburgLower Saxony 54
- 105DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia 54
- 109Limburg an der LahnHesse 54
- 110Marburg an der LahnHesse 54
- 110HalstenbekSchleswig-Holstein 54
- 112HattersheimHesse 53
- 113WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia 53
- 113NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz 53
- 115FreilassingBavaria 53
- 116HannoverLower Saxony 53
- 117BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia 53
- 118GöttingenLower Saxony 52
- 118BuxtehudeLower Saxony 52
- 120CuxhavenLower Saxony 52
- 121Rüsselsheim am MainHesse 52
- 122SchwerteNorth Rhine-Westphalia 52
- 122DarmstadtHesse 52
- 124SalzgitterLower Saxony 52
- 125WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt 52
- 125HildesheimLower Saxony 52
- 125EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia 52
- 128OsnabrückLower Saxony 51
- 128RiedstadtHesse 51
- 130LübeckSchleswig-Holstein 51
- 130KehlBaden-Wurttemberg 51
- 132KielSchleswig-Holstein 50
- 132BremerhavenBremen 50
- 132BremenBremen 50
- 135LingenLower Saxony 49
- 135DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia 49
- 137DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia 48
- 138LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia 48
- 139KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia 47
- 140TrierRheinland-Pfalz 47
- 140LünenNorth Rhine-Westphalia 47
- 142BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia 46
- 143KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia 45
- 143BendorfRheinland-Pfalz 45
- 145WitzenhausenHesse 44
- 145UslarLower Saxony 44
- 145RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia 44
- 148WürzburgBavaria 42
- 148UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia 42
- 150Baden-BadenBaden-Wurttemberg 41
- 151RintelnLower Saxony 39
- 152LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia 39
- 152Bad WildungenHesse 39
- 154JüchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia 38
- 155PulheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia 37
- 156Olpelow-cost sensorsNorth Rhine-Westphalia 34
- 156JülichNorth Rhine-Westphalia 34
- 158Königstein im TaunusHesse 30
- 159NetphenNorth Rhine-Westphalia 29
- 160FreiburgBaden-Wurttemberg 28
- 161MüllheimBaden-Wurttemberg 27
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+
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