SmogRank / Germany / Saxony-Anhalt / Magdeburg

Magdeburg, month by month

Magdeburg has a measured daily mean on 1,048 days since 11 January 2023. Its worst month was February 2025, at 78 US AQI (23.8 µg/m³), 317th of 2,633 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was September 2025, at 31 US AQI (5.5 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 53 US AQI (10.3 µg/m³), against 52 US AQI (9.8 µg/m³) in 2024.

Every month since 2023

202553 for the year302 days measured892nd of 2,681 in the world
202452 for the year262 days measured590th of 2,097 in the world
2023too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)243 days measured
Jan7 daysFeb60#422Mar49#362Apr53#442May52#502Jun54#709Jul16 daysAugnoneSep2 daysOct9 daysNov32#1,778Dec51#894
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Magdeburg'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 Magdeburg 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

12 months
MonthWhy
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 202517 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 13 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202520 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 11 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 20239 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 22 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 20232 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 28 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 202316 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 15 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.

Magdeburg's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
February 2025 7823.8 µg/m³24 of 28317thof 2,633Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025
Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
January 2026 7823.7 µg/m³28 of 31283rdof 2,617Europe, January and February 2026
Europe, December 2025 to January 2026
February 2026 7622.3 µg/m³26 of 28470thof 2,866Europe, January and February 2026
March 2026 6315.8 µg/m³31 of 31777thof 2,971Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026
Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026
February 2023 6013.9 µg/m³27 of 28422ndof 1,129Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
December 2025 5813.1 µg/m³28 of 31855thof 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.

Magdeburg's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
24 Jan 2026 16576.1 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
6 Feb 2026 16575.3 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
25 Jan 2026 16169.4 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
23 Jan 2026 15967.6 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
11 Mar 2025 15561.3 µg/m³Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025
7 Feb 2026 15358.2 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
10 Mar 2025 15156.2 µg/m³Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025
13 Feb 2025 15156.1 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
9 Nov 2024 14051.4 µg/m³Europe, November 2024
10 Feb 2025 13649.9 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 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, Magdeburg, 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/magdeburg/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Magdeburg 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).