SmogRank / Germany / Schleswig-Holstein / Lübeck
Lübeck, month by month
Lübeck has a measured daily mean on 1,124 days since 11 January 2023. Its worst month was March 2025, at 66 US AQI (17.0 µg/m³), 771st of 2,862 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was July 2024, at 18 US AQI (3.3 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 41 US AQI (7.4 µg/m³), against 36 US AQI (6.5 µg/m³) in 2023.
Every month since 2023
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
9 months
| Month | Why |
|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 8 of 12 days measured; a month needs 9. The others: 1 with no readings from the monitors, 2 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours), 1 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jun 2026 | 14 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jun 2025 | 20 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Oct 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Sep 2024 | No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Aug 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Mar 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Feb 2024 | 20 of 29 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 9 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jan 2023 | 7 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.
Lübeck's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | 6617.0 µg/m³ | 771stof 2,862 | Europe, March 2025 Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025and 1 more |
| February 2026 | 6416.1 µg/m³ | 729thof 2,866 | Germany, Poland and Czechia, February 2026 Europe, January and February 2026 |
| January 2026 | 6315.8 µg/m³ | 707thof 2,617 | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| February 2025 | 6315.7 µg/m³ | 834thof 2,633 | Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| March 2026 | 5511.1 µg/m³ | 1,401stof 2,971 | Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026 Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
| December 2023 | 5410.8 µg/m³ | 566thof 2,247 | Europe, December 2023 |
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.
Lübeck's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2026 | 15663.0 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 6 Dec 2023 | 15358.9 µg/m³ | Europe, December 2023 |
| 7 Dec 2023 | 14854.4 µg/m³ | Europe, December 2023 |
| 10 Mar 2025 | 13147.6 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 9 Mar 2025 | 10737.9 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 7 Feb 2026 | 10737.8 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 24 Jan 2026 | 10436.7 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 6 Feb 2026 | 9733.9 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | 9633.3 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| 11 Mar 2025 | 9633.1 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 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.
Use this history
SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Lübeck, 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/luebeck/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).
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Lübeck 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).