Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024
For 20 days, from 8 to 27 January 2024, 449 cities in Germany, France, Poland and 21 more countries had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Czechowice-Dziedzice, Silesia, Poland: 244.0 µg/m³ on 10 January, about 13× its usual 19.2.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| MielecSubcarpathia, Poland | 4 | 234.010 January | 14× |
| KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 151.010 January | 13× |
| Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland | 3 | 244.010 January | 13× |
| OpavaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 143.010 January | 12× |
| NysaOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 6 | 143.010 January | 11× |
| Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 5 | 202.010 January | 11× |
| JasłoSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 132.010 January | 9.5× |
| TřinecMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 99.89 January | 8.5× |
| Frankfurt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 2 | 69.910 January | 8.4× |
| SaalfeldThuringia, Germany | 3 | 47.010 January | 8.4× |
| EisenhüttenstadtBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 67.810 January | 8.2× |
| RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 4 | 169.010 January | 7.8× |
| StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 3 | 168.09 January | 7.8× |
| DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 195.010 January | 7.7× |
| PoznańGreater Poland, Poland | 3 | 140.010 January | 7.7× |
| CottbusBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 65.510 January | 7.4× |
| Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland | 5 | 184.010 January | 7.3× |
| ErfurtThuringia, Germany | 3 | 49.510 January | 7.1× |
| Lons-le-SaunierBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 38.212 January | 7.1× |
| LubnjowBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 46.910 January | 7.0× |
| WrocławLower Silesia, Poland | 3 | 130.010 January | 6.9× |
| JenaThuringia, Germany | 3 | 53.511 January | 6.9× |
| Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland | 5 | 116.010 January | 6.8× |
| HalberstadtSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 44.310 January | 6.8× |
| GoslarLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 33.910 January | 6.8× |
| BohumínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 5 | 128.010 January | 6.7× |
| Wodzisław ŚląskiSilesia, Poland | 5 | 128.010 January | 6.7× |
| WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 45.410 January | 6.7× |
| RacibórzSilesia, Poland | 4 | 169.010 January | 6.6× |
| JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 120.09 January | 6.6× |
| StrausbergBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 45.910 January | 6.6× |
| KościerzynaPomerania, Poland | 5 | 78.58 January | 6.5× |
| RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 126.510 January | 6.4× |
| Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland | 3 | 100.010 January | 6.4× |
| OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 96.510 January | 6.4× |
| WeimarThuringia, Germany | 3 | 50.710 January | 6.3× |
| FreiburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 43.512 January | 6.3× |
| BergheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 43.011 January | 6.3× |
| ŻaryLubusz, Poland | 4 | 69.710 January | 6.2× |
| Clermont-FerrandAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 45.012 January | 6.2× |
| SalzgitterLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 39.710 January | 6.2× |
| EupenWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 35.911 January | 6.2× |
| SondershausenThuringia, Germany | 1 | 32.410 January | 6.2× |
| AltenburgThuringia, Germany | 3 | 47.810 January | 6.1× |
| LiègeWallonia, Belgium | 4 | 41.011 January | 6.1× |
| KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland | 3 | 141.010 January | 6.0× |
| KrakówLesser Poland, Poland | 3 | 139.510 January | 6.0× |
| Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland | 3 | 123.010 January | 6.0× |
| VesoulBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 38.912 January | 6.0× |
| KaliszGreater Poland, Poland | 4 | 124.010 January | 5.9× |
| BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 5 | 83.29 January | 5.9× |
| KroměřížZlín, Czechia | 6 | 69.110 January | 5.9× |
| FuldaHesse, Germany | 2 | 50.911 January | 5.9× |
| OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 4 | 122.011 January | 5.8× |
| KöthenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 42.610 January | 5.8× |
| EisenachThuringia, Germany | 2 | 42.510 January | 5.8× |
| Český TěšínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 81.010 January | 5.7× |
| CieszynSilesia, Poland | 4 | 81.010 January | 5.7× |
| AngoulêmeNew Aquitaine, France | 2 | 44.013 January | 5.7× |
| CharleroiWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 33.111 January | 5.7× |
| Marche-en-FamenneWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 30.911 January | 5.7× |
| TroyesGrand Est, France | 2 | 29.711 January | 5.7× |
| HildesheimLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 37.210 January | 5.6× |
| PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland | 4 | 96.910 January | 5.5× |
| Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 82.410 January | 5.5× |
| FilderstadtBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 5 | 49.612 January | 5.5× |
| LormontNew Aquitaine, France | 3 | 48.812 January | 5.5× |
| GeraThuringia, Germany | 3 | 47.610 January | 5.5× |
| Blankenfelde-MahlowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 46.510 January | 5.5× |
| PotsdamBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 45.410 January | 5.5× |
| NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland | 4 | 106.010 January | 5.4× |
| Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 55.410 January | 5.4× |
| ReutlingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 5 | 52.612 January | 5.4× |
| ChâteaurouxCentre-Val de Loire, France | 3 | 40.613 January | 5.4× |
| ÉtampesÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 34.411 January | 5.4× |
| LensHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 31.711 January | 5.4× |
| ÉpernayGrand Est, France | 1 | 27.111 January | 5.4× |
| PraguePrague, Czechia | 3 | 57.711 January | 5.3× |
| MühlhausenThuringia, Germany | 2 | 47.510 January | 5.3× |
| NeuenhagenBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 43.710 January | 5.3× |
| Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 43.110 January | 5.3× |
| MostÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 5 | 64.722 January | 5.2× |
| GreizThuringia, Germany | 3 | 51.211 January | 5.2× |
| Montceau-les-MinesBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 43.212 January | 5.2× |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 40.910 January | 5.2× |
| AndenneWallonia, Belgium | 3 | 37.111 January | 5.2× |
| RintelnLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 36.211 January | 5.2× |
| SarcellesÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 29.311 January | 5.2× |
| WitzenhausenHesse, Germany | 1 | 26.110 January | 5.2× |
| KatowiceSilesia, Poland | 3 | 115.010 January | 5.1× |
| České BudějoviceSouth Bohemian Region, Czechia | 4 | 68.011 January | 5.1× |
| PassauBavaria, Germany | 3 | 51.212 January | 5.1× |
| Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 46.710 January | 5.1× |
| KoblenzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 4 | 44.211 January | 5.1× |
| DarmstadtHesse, Germany | 4 | 42.611 January | 5.1× |
| LouviersNormandy, France | 3 | 42.019 January | 5.1× |
| KleinmachnowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 35.610 January | 5.1× |
| Burg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 33.410 January | 5.1× |
| MeiningenThuringia, Germany | 1 | 31.211 January | 5.1× |
| BaselBasel-City, Switzerland | 4 | 47.112 January | 5.0× |
| DoleBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 44.112 January | 5.0× |
| RigaRiga, Latvia | 1 | 44.08 January | 5.0× |
| Saint-ÉtienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 43.912 January | 5.0× |
| BourgesCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 40.513 January | 5.0× |
| Flémalle-HauteWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 32.811 January | 5.0× |
| Bourg-en-BresseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 45.912 January | 4.9× |
| Chalon-sur-SaôneBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 45.613 January | 4.9× |
| AalenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 44.311 January | 4.9× |
| PforzheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 43.511 January | 4.9× |
| JülichNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 39.111 January | 4.9× |
| JüchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 38.111 January | 4.9× |
| Baden-BadenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 37.911 January | 4.9× |
| Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 37.611 January | 4.9× |
| BesançonBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 36.612 January | 4.9× |
| SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 214.023 January | 4.8× |
| TarnówLesser Poland, Poland | 2 | 89.49 January | 4.8× |
| ZlínZlín, Czechia | 5 | 76.210 January | 4.8× |
| HerrenbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 40.511 January | 4.8× |
| AuxerreBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 37.212 January | 4.8× |
| GöttingenLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 33.810 January | 4.8× |
| AngersPays de la Loire, France | 2 | 32.010 January | 4.8× |
| ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 108.010 January | 4.7× |
| Hanau am MainHesse, Germany | 5 | 47.111 January | 4.7× |
| LörrachBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 47.012 January | 4.7× |
| MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 42.310 January | 4.7× |
| AachenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 33.311 January | 4.7× |
| HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 91.610 January | 4.6× |
| LudwigsburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 45.011 January | 4.6× |
| AschaffenburgBavaria, Germany | 3 | 42.711 January | 4.6× |
| PoitiersNew Aquitaine, France | 3 | 38.513 January | 4.6× |
| NordhausenThuringia, Germany | 2 | 37.010 January | 4.6× |
| MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 37.011 January | 4.6× |
| DijonBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 35.113 January | 4.6× |
| BraunschweigLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 33.310 January | 4.6× |
| MonsWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 30.911 January | 4.6× |
| PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia | 4 | 89.410 January | 4.5× |
| ZamośćLublin, Poland | 3 | 84.09 January | 4.5× |
| Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia | 4 | 73.710 January | 4.5× |
| SofiaSofia-Capital, Bulgaria | 6 | 59.315 January | 4.5× |
| Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové Region, Czechia | 6 | 57.211 January | 4.5× |
| SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland | 3 | 57.09 January | 4.5× |
| PilsenPlzeň Region, Czechia | 5 | 56.311 January | 4.5× |
| Neu-UlmBavaria, Germany | 4 | 54.312 January | 4.5× |
| LiberecLiberec Region, Czechia | 4 | 50.99 January | 4.5× |
| NeversBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 40.613 January | 4.5× |
| DieppeNormandy, France | 4 | 36.119 January | 4.5× |
| Villingen-SchwenningenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 31.511 January | 4.5× |
| GivorsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 5 | 54.513 January | 4.4× |
| UlmBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 54.212 January | 4.4× |
| Saint-ChamondAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 43.112 January | 4.4× |
| Limburg an der LahnHesse, Germany | 4 | 41.811 January | 4.4× |
| Bernau bei BerlinBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 40.910 January | 4.4× |
| AmiensHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 36.219 January | 4.4× |
| WaregemFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 33.011 January | 4.4× |
| FontainebleauÎle-de-France, France | 1 | 25.111 January | 4.4× |
| GrajewoPodlasie, Poland | 2 | 72.38 January | 4.3× |
| WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 52.610 January | 4.3× |
| NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 5 | 42.911 January | 4.3× |
| KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 42.311 January | 4.3× |
| Biberach an der RißBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 42.012 January | 4.3× |
| RennesBrittany, France | 4 | 39.219 January | 4.3× |
| KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 38.411 January | 4.3× |
| BloisCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 31.511 January | 4.3× |
| La RochelleNew Aquitaine, France | 1 | 29.513 January | 4.3× |
| AugustówPodlasie, Poland | 3 | 93.18 January | 4.2× |
| BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 5 | 73.311 January | 4.2× |
| Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia | 7 | 60.011 January | 4.2× |
| Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland | 2 | 50.110 January | 4.2× |
| StuttgartBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 48.212 January | 4.2× |
| Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 5 | 44.211 January | 4.2× |
| MunichBavaria, Germany | 4 | 38.912 January | 4.2× |
| HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 37.811 January | 4.2× |
| HeerlenLimburg, The Netherlands | 2 | 33.911 January | 4.2× |
| OlivetCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 31.711 January | 4.2× |
| LęborkPomerania, Poland | 5 | 71.48 January | 4.1× |
| TübingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 56.312 January | 4.1× |
| KaunasKaunas, Lithuania | 1 | 46.98 January | 4.1× |
| MâconBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 45.112 January | 4.1× |
| RouenNormandy, France | 2 | 43.819 January | 4.1× |
| Rüsselsheim am MainHesse, Germany | 4 | 42.611 January | 4.1× |
| La Roche-sur-YonPays de la Loire, France | 3 | 32.113 January | 4.1× |
| ThionvilleGrand Est, France | 2 | 32.121 January | 4.1× |
| CouëronPays de la Loire, France | 3 | 29.710 January | 4.1× |
| AlençonNormandy, France | 2 | 29.110 January | 4.1× |
| KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 88.110 January | 4.0× |
| MulhouseGrand Est, France | 4 | 47.612 January | 4.0× |
| KladnoCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 3 | 47.310 January | 4.0× |
| MeyzieuAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 47.313 January | 4.0× |
| BensheimHesse, Germany | 4 | 43.711 January | 4.0× |
| KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 41.711 January | 4.0× |
| LampertheimHesse, Germany | 4 | 41.211 January | 4.0× |
| Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany | 4 | 38.611 January | 4.0× |
| WieslochBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 36.711 January | 4.0× |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 33.611 January | 4.0× |
| Karlova VesBratislava Region, Slovakia | 3 | 32.211 January | 4.0× |
| CaenNormandy, France | 1 | 26.110 January | 4.0× |
| LitvínovÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 5 | 57.022 January | 3.9× |
| LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 5 | 49.313 January | 3.9× |
| AugsburgBavaria, Germany | 3 | 39.512 January | 3.9× |
| ÉpinalGrand Est, France | 4 | 38.611 January | 3.9× |
| KelheimBavaria, Germany | 2 | 37.211 January | 3.9× |
| RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 35.111 January | 3.9× |
| MelunÎle-de-France, France | 3 | 32.311 January | 3.9× |
| AarschotFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 31.611 January | 3.9× |
| ForbachGrand Est, France | 2 | 31.220 January | 3.9× |
| BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 31.011 January | 3.9× |
| DreuxCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 29.211 January | 3.9× |
| CoburgBavaria, Germany | 1 | 26.811 January | 3.9× |
| MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | 1 | 119.011 January | 3.8× |
| WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 89.89 January | 3.8× |
| TepliceÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 4 | 64.822 January | 3.8× |
| TeltowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 46.510 January | 3.8× |
| BerlinState of Berlin, Germany | 1 | 43.610 January | 3.8× |
| MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 5 | 43.111 January | 3.8× |
| GroßostheimBavaria, Germany | 2 | 42.211 January | 3.8× |
| MainzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 4 | 40.811 January | 3.8× |
| GießenHesse, Germany | 4 | 37.710 January | 3.8× |
| DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 36.511 January | 3.8× |
| DouaiHauts-de-France, France | 5 | 36.211 January | 3.8× |
| EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 34.911 January | 3.8× |
| RambouilletÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 33.310 January | 3.8× |
| BadenLower Austria, Austria | 3 | 31.210 January | 3.8× |
| MetzGrand Est, France | 2 | 28.511 January | 3.8× |
| RadomMazovia, Poland | 2 | 79.39 January | 3.7× |
| HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia | 6 | 58.611 January | 3.7× |
| PardubicePardubice Region, Czechia | 5 | 49.011 January | 3.7× |
| SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 6 | 43.111 January | 3.7× |
| EschbornHesse, Germany | 4 | 38.611 January | 3.7× |
| BordeauxNew Aquitaine, France | 3 | 35.312 January | 3.7× |
| DenainHauts-de-France, France | 4 | 34.411 January | 3.7× |
| PérigueuxNew Aquitaine, France | 2 | 33.312 January | 3.7× |
| LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 32.311 January | 3.7× |
| TournaiWallonia, Belgium | 4 | 31.111 January | 3.7× |
| SchwerteNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 29.411 January | 3.7× |
| NantesPays de la Loire, France | 3 | 29.210 January | 3.7× |
| MüllheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 28.312 January | 3.7× |
| HannoverLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 26.210 January | 3.7× |
| PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro | 5 | 214.023 January | 3.6× |
| ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 4 | 105.09 January | 3.6× |
| PruszkówMazovia, Poland | 4 | 71.810 January | 3.6× |
| OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia | 4 | 68.410 January | 3.6× |
| KasselHesse, Germany | 3 | 36.811 January | 3.6× |
| MichelstadtHesse, Germany | 2 | 35.811 January | 3.6× |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 33.811 January | 3.6× |
| Schwedt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 2 | 28.79 January | 3.6× |
| KlaipėdaKlaipėda County, Lithuania | 1 | 26.98 January | 3.6× |
| OtwockMazovia, Poland | 2 | 89.19 January | 3.5× |
| PesaroThe Marches, Italy | 2 | 85.926 January | 3.5× |
| ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland | 2 | 70.59 January | 3.5× |
| PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia | 2 | 57.011 January | 3.5× |
| ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 53.89 January | 3.5× |
| ŽideniceSouth Moravian, Czechia | 4 | 50.910 January | 3.5× |
| WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 3 | 43.511 January | 3.5× |
| BurghausenBavaria, Germany | 4 | 38.712 January | 3.5× |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 5 | 37.211 January | 3.5× |
| AnsbachBavaria, Germany | 2 | 36.511 January | 3.5× |
| CoulommiersÎle-de-France, France | 3 | 36.511 January | 3.5× |
| KortrijkFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 33.311 January | 3.5× |
| CreilHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 32.311 January | 3.5× |
| ChartresCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 31.311 January | 3.5× |
| SninaPrešov Region, Slovakia | 2 | 30.515 January | 3.5× |
| Joué-lès-ToursCentre-Val de Loire, France | 3 | 28.011 January | 3.5× |
| Saint-DizierGrand Est, France | 1 | 25.411 January | 3.5× |
| Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 3 | 107.09 January | 3.4× |
| DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 4 | 100.09 January | 3.4× |
| PristinaPristina, Kosovo | 2 | 94.022 January | 3.4× |
| BotevgradSofia, Bulgaria | 2 | 72.824 January | 3.4× |
| MartinŽilina Region, Slovakia | 2 | 56.610 January | 3.4× |
| ZnojmoSouth Moravian, Czechia | 4 | 46.410 January | 3.4× |
| HandlováTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 2 | 45.623 January | 3.4× |
| KehlBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 5 | 39.611 January | 3.4× |
| PauNew Aquitaine, France | 4 | 37.612 January | 3.4× |
| Bad KreuznachRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 4 | 35.611 January | 3.4× |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 34.111 January | 3.4× |
| EvergemFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 32.711 January | 3.4× |
| DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 32.411 January | 3.4× |
| BeverenFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 30.011 January | 3.4× |
| Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 29.611 January | 3.4× |
| BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 29.112 January | 3.4× |
| LisieuxNormandy, France | 2 | 27.011 January | 3.4× |
| BrusselsBrussels Capital, Belgium | 1 | 26.911 January | 3.4× |
| SoestNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 25.111 January | 3.4× |
| LegionowoMazovia, Poland | 3 | 65.49 January | 3.3× |
| ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia | 4 | 63.210 January | 3.3× |
| NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary | 1 | 62.111 January | 3.3× |
| ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 3 | 51.58 January | 3.3× |
| PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 1 | 48.123 January | 3.3× |
| SenicaTrnava Region, Slovakia | 5 | 45.29 January | 3.3× |
| MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 5 | 42.912 January | 3.3× |
| RoubaixHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 34.911 January | 3.3× |
| WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 34.710 January | 3.3× |
| TrierRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 3 | 31.511 January | 3.3× |
| NîmesOccitanie, France | 2 | 30.821 January | 3.3× |
| MolFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 29.612 January | 3.3× |
| Salon-de-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 2 | 28.913 January | 3.3× |
| ReimsGrand Est, France | 1 | 28.711 January | 3.3× |
| ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 28.211 January | 3.3× |
| KaiserslauternRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 28.111 January | 3.3× |
| ÉvreuxNormandy, France | 2 | 27.611 January | 3.3× |
| VenloLimburg, The Netherlands | 2 | 27.111 January | 3.3× |
| NettetalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 27.111 January | 3.3× |
| ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 60.810 January | 3.2× |
| OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 4 | 48.78 January | 3.2× |
| AnsfeldenUpper Austria, Austria | 3 | 48.311 January | 3.2× |
| TarbesOccitanie, France | 5 | 46.813 January | 3.2× |
| ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 39.813 January | 3.2× |
| ArlesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 2 | 37.613 January | 3.2× |
| KadaňÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 5 | 37.322 January | 3.2× |
| LunévilleGrand Est, France | 4 | 37.211 January | 3.2× |
| Sainte-Geneviève-des-BoisÎle-de-France, France | 3 | 33.211 January | 3.2× |
| MenenFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 33.111 January | 3.2× |
| GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 31.611 January | 3.2× |
| RoeselareFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 31.211 January | 3.2× |
| Schwandorf in BayernBavaria, Germany | 2 | 31.111 January | 3.2× |
| WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 30.311 January | 3.2× |
| LunelOccitanie, France | 1 | 29.013 January | 3.2× |
| VerdunGrand Est, France | 1 | 28.420 January | 3.2× |
| SokolovCarlsbad Region, Czechia | 3 | 27.611 January | 3.2× |
| PerpignanOccitanie, France | 1 | 26.113 January | 3.2× |
| ToursCentre-Val de Loire, France | 1 | 25.611 January | 3.2× |
| KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 25.011 January | 3.2× |
| LublinLublin, Poland | 2 | 71.69 January | 3.1× |
| RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia | 3 | 63.210 January | 3.1× |
| ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 1 | 56.79 January | 3.1× |
| BiałystokPodlasie, Poland | 3 | 52.69 January | 3.1× |
| TraunUpper Austria, Austria | 3 | 49.411 January | 3.1× |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 32.411 January | 3.1× |
| NurembergBavaria, Germany | 1 | 31.611 January | 3.1× |
| DunkirkHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 30.711 January | 3.1× |
| ParisÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 30.211 January | 3.1× |
| LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 28.018 January | 3.1× |
| GentFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 27.011 January | 3.1× |
| StabroekFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 26.711 January | 3.1× |
| Le HavreNormandy, France | 3 | 26.020 January | 3.1× |
| ŁukówLublin, Poland | 3 | 57.610 January | 3.0× |
| GyőrGyőr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary | 2 | 53.710 January | 3.0× |
| SiedlceMazovia, Poland | 2 | 51.910 January | 3.0× |
| KlosterneuburgLower Austria, Austria | 4 | 42.810 January | 3.0× |
| Mladá BoleslavCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 4 | 42.621 January | 3.0× |
| VitrollesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 3 | 40.513 January | 3.0× |
| ViennaVienna, Austria | 4 | 37.010 January | 3.0× |
| BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia | 5 | 35.79 January | 3.0× |
| CastresOccitanie, France | 6 | 35.210 January | 3.0× |
| BambergBavaria, Germany | 1 | 32.711 January | 3.0× |
| SteyrUpper Austria, Austria | 3 | 32.412 January | 3.0× |
| DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 32.311 January | 3.0× |
| WiesbadenHesse, Germany | 2 | 32.221 January | 3.0× |
| Fos-sur-MerProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 3 | 31.913 January | 3.0× |
| ToulouseOccitanie, France | 3 | 30.813 January | 3.0× |
| Kempten (Allgäu)Bavaria, Germany | 2 | 29.513 January | 3.0× |
| MarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 2 | 28.413 January | 3.0× |
| AntwerpFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 26.811 January | 3.0× |
| SevlievoGabrovo, Bulgaria | 2 | 61.315 January | 2.9× |
| DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 4 | 60.010 January | 2.9× |
| Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 44.913 January | 2.9× |
| NitraNitra Region, Slovakia | 3 | 43.923 January | 2.9× |
| TrenčínTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 4 | 42.423 January | 2.9× |
| WelsUpper Austria, Austria | 3 | 40.611 January | 2.9× |
| TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia | 5 | 39.423 January | 2.9× |
| PerchtoldsdorfLower Austria, Austria | 4 | 36.610 January | 2.9× |
| IzegemFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 34.711 January | 2.9× |
| LilleHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 34.511 January | 2.9× |
| MödlingLower Austria, Austria | 2 | 33.710 January | 2.9× |
| WürzburgBavaria, Germany | 1 | 30.911 January | 2.9× |
| KreuzlingenThurgau, Switzerland | 4 | 30.512 January | 2.9× |
| KonstanzBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 30.512 January | 2.9× |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 30.111 January | 2.9× |
| VannesBrittany, France | 1 | 28.310 January | 2.9× |
| SaarbrückenSaarland, Germany | 2 | 27.111 January | 2.9× |
| ZürichZurich, Switzerland | 2 | 26.210 January | 2.9× |
| WarsawMazovia, Poland | 2 | 51.910 January | 2.8× |
| WawerMazovia, Poland | 2 | 51.710 January | 2.8× |
| PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 2 | 44.523 January | 2.8× |
| EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 4 | 33.811 January | 2.8× |
| BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 31.411 January | 2.8× |
| LindauBavaria, Germany | 1 | 31.010 January | 2.8× |
| TraunreutBavaria, Germany | 2 | 30.112 January | 2.8× |
| VilniusVilnius, Lithuania | 1 | 27.08 January | 2.8× |
| OldenburgLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 26.911 January | 2.8× |
| KapellenFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 25.611 January | 2.8× |
| VentspilsVentspils, Latvia | 1 | 25.38 January | 2.8× |
| NancyGrand Est, France | 1 | 25.311 January | 2.8× |
| BitolaBitola, North Macedonia | 3 | 104.323 January | 2.7× |
| Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland | 2 | 51.69 January | 2.7× |
| NaplesCampania, Italy | 2 | 44.327 January | 2.7× |
| LinzUpper Austria, Austria | 2 | 42.211 January | 2.7× |
| SzegedCsongrád, Hungary | 4 | 39.411 January | 2.7× |
| HeilbronnBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 36.211 January | 2.7× |
| Sankt PöltenLower Austria, Austria | 3 | 35.311 January | 2.7× |
| AvignonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 2 | 34.913 January | 2.7× |
| Lauda-KönigshofenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 34.021 January | 2.7× |
| Marburg an der LahnHesse, Germany | 4 | 30.021 January | 2.7× |
| ValenciennesHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 27.119 January | 2.7× |
| VenrayLimburg, The Netherlands | 1 | 27.011 January | 2.7× |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 1 | 26.220 January | 2.7× |
| LochristiFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 25.511 January | 2.7× |
| IlindenIlinden, North Macedonia | 2 | 89.922 January | 2.6× |
| ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece | 1 | 57.115 January | 2.6× |
| KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia | 3 | 50.523 January | 2.6× |
| BrnoSouth Moravian, Czechia | 3 | 36.610 January | 2.6× |
Daily means in µg/m³, over the days each city counted in this episode. Highest: its highest of those days. Usual: the city's median for the time of year of that day (its days within 21 days of the date, every year, leaving out the week around it). Above usual: its highest day against that, with a usual under 5 µg/m³ taken as 5.
Against other episodes in Germany and France
Number 6 of 54 episodes in Germany and France since our records began, by cities reached.
- Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023608
- Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025517
- Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025506
- Europe, January and February 2026502
- Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025463
- Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024449
- Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026444
- Germany, France and 18 more countries, January 2025381
- Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026362
- Europe, March 2025335
- Europe, 28 February to 4 March 2023279
- Europe, February and March 2024264
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 54.
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SmogRank, Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024: 449 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 8 to 27 January 2024, smogrank.com/episodes/2024-01-08-europe (accessed 4 October 2026).
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An episode is a run of days when many cities close to each other (four or more within 350 km on a day, 8 or more in all) each had a daily PM2.5 mean of at least 25 µg/m³ and at least 2 times their usual for that time of year. Found in our own measurements, not picked by hand. How we find episodes. Values are each city's daily mean of its own monitors; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.