SmogRank / Germany / Lower Saxony / Oyten
Oyten, month by month
Oyten has a measured daily mean on 1,169 days since 11 January 2023. Its worst month was February 2025, at 69 US AQI (18.8 µg/m³), 649th of 2,633 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was October 2025, at 24 US AQI (4.4 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 46 US AQI (8.2 µg/m³), against 48 US AQI (8.7 µg/m³) in 2024.
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
6 months
| Month | Why |
|---|---|
| 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 | 14 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 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. |
| 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.
Oyten's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | 6918.8 µg/m³ | 649thof 2,633 | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| January 2026 | 6617.4 µg/m³ | 605thof 2,617 | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| February 2026 | 6416.2 µg/m³ | 726thof 2,866 | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| March 2025 | 6014.0 µg/m³ | 1,031stof 2,862 | Europe, March 2025 Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| February 2023 | 5712.2 µg/m³ | 529thof 1,129 | Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| March 2026 | 5511.0 µg/m³ | 1,423rdof 2,971 | Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026 Europe, 1 to 12 March 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.
Oyten's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2026 | 13449.1 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 24 Jan 2026 | 13147.5 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | 12043.2 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 16 Feb 2023 | 10738.0 µg/m³ | Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| 10 Mar 2025 | 10738.0 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | 10336.2 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| 13 Feb 2025 | 10236.1 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| 9 Nov 2024 | 10236.0 µg/m³ | Europe, November 2024 |
| 5 Feb 2026 | 10235.9 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 4 Feb 2026 | 10035.3 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
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, Oyten, Germany, 11 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/de/oyten/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).
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Oyten now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.
Updated 2026-10-12 19:07 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).