SmogRank / Germany / Schleswig-Holstein / Tarp
Tarp, month by month
Tarp has a measured daily mean on 750 days since 29 January 2024. Its worst month was March 2025, at 62 US AQI (14.9 µg/m³), 954th of 2,862 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was July 2024, at 18 US AQI (3.2 µg/m³).
Every month since 2024
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 | 7 of 11 days measured; a month needs 8. The others: 1 with no readings from the monitor, 3 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Aug 2026 | 21 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 5 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours), 5 with readings left out by our checks. |
| Jun 2026 | 14 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 7 with no readings from the monitor, 9 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Jun 2025 | 20 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 10 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Oct 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Sep 2024 | No day measured. The others: 30 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Aug 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 2 with no readings from the monitor, 14 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Mar 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with no readings from the monitor, 6 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Jan 2024 | 3 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. |
A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.
Tarp's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | 6214.9 µg/m³ | 954thof 2,862 | Europe, March 2025 Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| February 2026 | 5913.2 µg/m³ | 908thof 2,866 | Germany, Poland and Czechia, February 2026 Europe, January and February 2026 |
| January 2026 | 5812.9 µg/m³ | 879thof 2,617 | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| March 2026 | 5712.2 µg/m³ | 1,175thof 2,971 | Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026 Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
| February 2025 | 5611.9 µg/m³ | 1,023rdof 2,633 | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| December 2025 | 478.5 µg/m³ | 1,708thof 3,006 | – |
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.
Tarp's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2026 | 12244.1 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 9935.1 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
| 3 Mar 2024 | 9834.5 µg/m³ | Europe, February and March 2024 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | 9633.4 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
| 6 Mar 2025 | 9532.5 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 9432.0 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
| 4 Feb 2025 | 9130.5 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| 10 Mar 2025 | 9130.4 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | 9030.3 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 9029.8 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
Daily means, the highest since 29 Jan 2024; 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, Tarp, Germany, 29 Jan 2024 – 10 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/de/tarp/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).
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Tarp now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.
Updated 2026-10-12 18:07 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).