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Niederzier, month by month

Niederzier has a measured daily mean on 999 days since 14 February 2023. Its worst month was February 2025, at 74 US AQI (21.3 µg/m³), 467th of 2,633 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was February 2024, at 28 US AQI (5.1 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 52 US AQI (9.8 µg/m³), against 47 US AQI (8.5 µg/m³) in 2024.

Every month since 2023

202650 so far233 days measured1,330th of 2,793 in the world
202447 for the year259 days measured918th of 2,097 in the world
2023too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)183 days measured
JanFeb2 daysMar11 daysApr55#298May55#303Jun53#736Jul13 daysAugnoneSepnoneOct8 daysNov33#1,719Dec39#1,520
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Niederzier'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 Niederzier 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

13 months
MonthWhy
Sep 202617 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 13 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
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 202519 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. 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 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 202313 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 1 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202311 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 20 missing from OpenAQ's archive.
Feb 20232 of 28 days measured; a month needs 20. The others: 13 missing from OpenAQ's archive.

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

Niederzier's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
February 2025 7421.3 µg/m³24 of 28467thof 2,633Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025
Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
March 2025 6617.0 µg/m³26 of 31771stof 2,862Europe, March 2025
Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025and 1 more
January 2026 6215.2 µg/m³28 of 31747thof 2,617Europe, January and February 2026
March 2026 5611.8 µg/m³31 of 311,252ndof 2,971Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026
May 2023 5511.5 µg/m³31 of 31303rdof 1,600Europe, May 2023
January 2024 5511.5 µg/m³31 of 31742ndof 2,385Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024

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.

Niederzier's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
10 Feb 2025 13649.7 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
25 Mar 2025 13348.4 µg/m³Europe, March 2025
13 Feb 2025 13248.1 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
14 Feb 2025 12746.0 µg/m³Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025
Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
26 Jan 2026 11541.3 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
25 Jan 2026 11039.2 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
11 Jan 2024 11039.1 µg/m³Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024
11 Mar 2025 10035.3 µg/m³Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025
9 Feb 2025 9633.2 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
10 Mar 2025 9331.7 µg/m³Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025

Daily means, the highest since 14 Feb 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, Niederzier, Germany, 14 Feb 2023 – 10 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/de/niederzier/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Updated 2026-10-12 22:07 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).