Central Europe, 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× |
| StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 3 | 168.09 January | 7.8× |
| RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 4 | 169.010 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× |
| Lons-le-SaunierBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 38.212 January | 7.1× |
| ErfurtThuringia, Germany | 3 | 49.510 January | 7.1× |
| LubnjowBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 46.910 January | 7.0× |
| JenaThuringia, Germany | 3 | 53.511 January | 6.9× |
| WrocławLower Silesia, Poland | 3 | 130.010 January | 6.9× |
| AngersPays de la Loire, France | 2 | 45.614 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× |
| WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 45.410 January | 6.7× |
| BohumínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 5 | 128.010 January | 6.7× |
| Wodzisław ŚląskiSilesia, Poland | 5 | 128.010 January | 6.7× |
| JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 120.09 January | 6.6× |
| RacibórzSilesia, Poland | 4 | 169.010 January | 6.6× |
| StrausbergBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 45.910 January | 6.6× |
| KościerzynaPomerania, Poland | 5 | 78.58 January | 6.5× |
| OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 96.510 January | 6.4× |
| Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland | 3 | 100.010 January | 6.4× |
| RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 126.510 January | 6.4× |
| WeimarThuringia, Germany | 3 | 50.710 January | 6.3× |
| BergheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 43.011 January | 6.3× |
| FreiburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 43.512 January | 6.3× |
| SondershausenThuringia, Germany | 1 | 32.410 January | 6.2× |
| ŻaryLubusz, Poland | 4 | 69.710 January | 6.2× |
| SalzgitterLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 39.710 January | 6.2× |
| EupenWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 35.911 January | 6.2× |
| Clermont-FerrandAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 45.012 January | 6.2× |
| LiègeWallonia, Belgium | 4 | 41.011 January | 6.1× |
| SarcellesÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 34.016 January | 6.1× |
| AltenburgThuringia, Germany | 3 | 47.810 January | 6.1× |
| KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland | 3 | 141.010 January | 6.0× |
| VesoulBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 38.912 January | 6.0× |
| Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland | 3 | 123.010 January | 6.0× |
| KrakówLesser Poland, Poland | 3 | 139.510 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× |
| EisenachThuringia, Germany | 2 | 42.510 January | 5.8× |
| OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 4 | 122.011 January | 5.8× |
| AngoulêmeNew Aquitaine, France | 2 | 44.714 January | 5.8× |
| Joué-lès-ToursCentre-Val de Loire, France | 3 | 45.814 January | 5.8× |
| CieszynSilesia, Poland | 4 | 81.010 January | 5.8× |
| KöthenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 42.610 January | 5.8× |
| Marche-en-FamenneWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 30.911 January | 5.7× |
| TroyesGrand Est, France | 2 | 29.711 January | 5.7× |
| CharleroiWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 33.111 January | 5.7× |
| La RochelleNew Aquitaine, France | 1 | 39.214 January | 5.7× |
| Český TěšínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 81.010 January | 5.7× |
| HildesheimLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 37.210 January | 5.6× |
| LormontNew Aquitaine, France | 3 | 48.812 January | 5.5× |
| Blankenfelde-MahlowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 46.510 January | 5.5× |
| GeraThuringia, Germany | 3 | 47.610 January | 5.5× |
| FilderstadtBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 5 | 49.612 January | 5.5× |
| BordeauxNew Aquitaine, France | 3 | 52.214 January | 5.5× |
| PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland | 4 | 96.910 January | 5.5× |
| PotsdamBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 45.410 January | 5.5× |
| PoitiersNew Aquitaine, France | 3 | 45.314 January | 5.5× |
| Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 82.410 January | 5.5× |
| NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland | 4 | 106.010 January | 5.4× |
| ÉpernayGrand Est, France | 1 | 27.111 January | 5.4× |
| ChâteaurouxCentre-Val de Loire, France | 3 | 40.613 January | 5.4× |
| Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 55.410 January | 5.4× |
| ÉtampesÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 34.411 January | 5.4× |
| LensHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 31.711 January | 5.4× |
| ReutlingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 5 | 52.612 January | 5.4× |
| Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 43.110 January | 5.3× |
| OlivetCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 39.816 January | 5.3× |
| PraguePrague, Czechia | 3 | 57.711 January | 5.3× |
| MühlhausenThuringia, Germany | 2 | 47.510 January | 5.3× |
| NeuenhagenBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 43.710 January | 5.3× |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 40.910 January | 5.2× |
| AndenneWallonia, Belgium | 3 | 37.111 January | 5.2× |
| GreizThuringia, Germany | 3 | 51.211 January | 5.2× |
| WitzenhausenHesse, Germany | 1 | 26.110 January | 5.2× |
| MostÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 5 | 64.722 January | 5.2× |
| Montceau-les-MinesBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 43.212 January | 5.2× |
| RintelnLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 36.211 January | 5.2× |
| La Roche-sur-YonPays de la Loire, France | 3 | 40.814 January | 5.2× |
| KoblenzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 4 | 44.211 January | 5.1× |
| NantesPays de la Loire, France | 3 | 40.614 January | 5.1× |
| Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 46.710 January | 5.1× |
| MeiningenThuringia, Germany | 1 | 31.211 January | 5.1× |
| České BudějoviceSouth Bohemian Region, Czechia | 4 | 68.011 January | 5.1× |
| KatowiceSilesia, Poland | 3 | 115.010 January | 5.1× |
| CouëronPays de la Loire, France | 3 | 37.314 January | 5.1× |
| KleinmachnowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 35.610 January | 5.1× |
| DarmstadtHesse, Germany | 4 | 42.611 January | 5.1× |
| Burg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 33.410 January | 5.1× |
| LouviersNormandy, France | 3 | 42.019 January | 5.1× |
| Flémalle-HauteWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 32.811 January | 5.0× |
| DoleBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 44.112 January | 5.0× |
| RigaRiga, Latvia | 1 | 44.08 January | 5.0× |
| BourgesCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 40.513 January | 5.0× |
| Saint-ÉtienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 43.912 January | 5.0× |
| BesançonBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 36.612 January | 4.9× |
| PforzheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 43.511 January | 4.9× |
| Bourg-en-BresseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 45.912 January | 4.9× |
| Baden-BadenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 37.911 January | 4.9× |
| Chalon-sur-SaôneBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 45.613 January | 4.9× |
| JülichNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 39.111 January | 4.9× |
| JüchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 38.111 January | 4.9× |
| Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 37.611 January | 4.9× |
| AuxerreBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 37.614 January | 4.9× |
| AalenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 44.311 January | 4.9× |
| TarnówLesser Poland, Poland | 2 | 89.49 January | 4.8× |
| GöttingenLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 33.810 January | 4.8× |
| DijonBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 36.914 January | 4.8× |
| BloisCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 35.314 January | 4.8× |
| HerrenbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 40.511 January | 4.8× |
| ZlínZlín, Czechia | 5 | 76.210 January | 4.8× |
| SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 214.023 January | 4.8× |
| LörrachBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 47.012 January | 4.7× |
| ToursCentre-Val de Loire, France | 1 | 37.714 January | 4.7× |
| MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 42.310 January | 4.7× |
| AachenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 33.311 January | 4.7× |
| Hanau am MainHesse, Germany | 5 | 47.111 January | 4.7× |
| ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 108.010 January | 4.7× |
| AschaffenburgBavaria, Germany | 3 | 42.711 January | 4.6× |
| LudwigsburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 45.011 January | 4.6× |
| MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 37.011 January | 4.6× |
| MonsWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 30.911 January | 4.6× |
| NordhausenThuringia, Germany | 2 | 37.010 January | 4.6× |
| BraunschweigLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 33.310 January | 4.6× |
| HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 4 | 91.610 January | 4.6× |
| PilsenPlzeň Region, Czechia | 5 | 56.311 January | 4.5× |
| SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland | 3 | 57.09 January | 4.5× |
| ZamośćLublin, Poland | 3 | 84.09 January | 4.5× |
| DieppeNormandy, France | 4 | 36.119 January | 4.5× |
| NeversBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 3 | 40.613 January | 4.5× |
| LiberecLiberec Region, Czechia | 4 | 50.99 January | 4.5× |
| Villingen-SchwenningenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 31.511 January | 4.5× |
| SofiaSofia-Capital, Bulgaria | 6 | 59.315 January | 4.5× |
| Neu-UlmBavaria, Germany | 4 | 54.312 January | 4.5× |
| PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia | 4 | 89.410 January | 4.5× |
| Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové Region, Czechia | 6 | 57.211 January | 4.5× |
| Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia | 4 | 73.710 January | 4.5× |
| UlmBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 54.212 January | 4.4× |
| AnconaThe Marches, Italy | 2 | 69.416 January | 4.4× |
| FontainebleauÎle-de-France, France | 1 | 25.111 January | 4.4× |
| WaregemFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 33.011 January | 4.4× |
| Limburg an der LahnHesse, Germany | 4 | 41.811 January | 4.4× |
| GivorsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 5 | 54.513 January | 4.4× |
| NettetalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 27.111 January | 4.4× |
| AmiensHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 36.219 January | 4.4× |
| Saint-ChamondAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 43.112 January | 4.4× |
| Bernau bei BerlinBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 40.910 January | 4.4× |
| Biberach an der RißBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 42.012 January | 4.3× |
| KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 42.311 January | 4.3× |
| KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 38.411 January | 4.3× |
| WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 52.610 January | 4.3× |
| RennesBrittany, France | 4 | 39.219 January | 4.3× |
| GrajewoPodlasie, Poland | 2 | 72.38 January | 4.3× |
| NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 5 | 42.911 January | 4.3× |
| HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 37.811 January | 4.2× |
| BaselBasel-City, Switzerland | 4 | 47.112 January | 4.2× |
| HeerlenLimburg, The Netherlands | 2 | 33.911 January | 4.2× |
| AugustówPodlasie, Poland | 3 | 93.18 January | 4.2× |
| MunichBavaria, Germany | 4 | 38.912 January | 4.2× |
| Salon-de-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 2 | 37.214 January | 4.2× |
| Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland | 2 | 50.110 January | 4.2× |
| StuttgartBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 48.212 January | 4.2× |
| BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 5 | 73.311 January | 4.2× |
| Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 5 | 44.211 January | 4.2× |
| Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia | 7 | 60.011 January | 4.2× |
| MâconBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 45.112 January | 4.1× |
| Rüsselsheim am MainHesse, Germany | 4 | 42.611 January | 4.1× |
| RouenNormandy, France | 2 | 43.819 January | 4.1× |
| ThionvilleGrand Est, France | 2 | 32.121 January | 4.1× |
| KaunasKaunas, Lithuania | 1 | 46.98 January | 4.1× |
| TübingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 56.312 January | 4.1× |
| AlençonNormandy, France | 2 | 29.110 January | 4.1× |
| LęborkPomerania, Poland | 5 | 71.48 January | 4.1× |
| BensheimHesse, Germany | 4 | 43.711 January | 4.0× |
| KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 88.110 January | 4.0× |
| Karlova VesBratislava Region, Slovakia | 3 | 32.211 January | 4.0× |
| Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany | 4 | 38.611 January | 4.0× |
| CaenNormandy, France | 1 | 26.110 January | 4.0× |
| MeyzieuAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 47.313 January | 4.0× |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 33.611 January | 4.0× |
| WieslochBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 36.711 January | 4.0× |
| KladnoCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 3 | 47.310 January | 4.0× |
| KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 41.711 January | 4.0× |
| MulhouseGrand Est, France | 4 | 47.612 January | 4.0× |
| LampertheimHesse, Germany | 4 | 41.211 January | 4.0× |
| ForbachGrand Est, France | 2 | 31.220 January | 3.9× |
| NîmesOccitanie, France | 2 | 36.714 January | 3.9× |
| DreuxCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 29.211 January | 3.9× |
| LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 5 | 49.313 January | 3.9× |
| KlaipėdaKlaipėda County, Lithuania | 1 | 29.430 January | 3.9× |
| KelheimBavaria, Germany | 2 | 37.211 January | 3.9× |
| LitvínovÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 5 | 57.022 January | 3.9× |
| AarschotFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 31.611 January | 3.9× |
| ÉpinalGrand Est, France | 4 | 38.611 January | 3.9× |
| MelunÎle-de-France, France | 3 | 32.311 January | 3.9× |
| CoburgBavaria, Germany | 1 | 26.811 January | 3.9× |
| BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 31.011 January | 3.9× |
| AugsburgBavaria, Germany | 3 | 39.512 January | 3.9× |
| RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 35.111 January | 3.9× |
| MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 5 | 43.111 January | 3.8× |
| TeltowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 46.510 January | 3.8× |
| WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 89.89 January | 3.8× |
| EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 34.911 January | 3.8× |
| TepliceÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 4 | 64.822 January | 3.8× |
| RambouilletÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 33.310 January | 3.8× |
| SevlievoGabrovo, Bulgaria | 2 | 80.618 January | 3.8× |
| MainzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 4 | 40.811 January | 3.8× |
| GießenHesse, Germany | 4 | 37.710 January | 3.8× |
| CoulommiersÎle-de-France, France | 3 | 39.616 January | 3.8× |
| DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 36.511 January | 3.8× |
| MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | 1 | 119.011 January | 3.8× |
| GroßostheimBavaria, Germany | 2 | 42.211 January | 3.8× |
| BerlinState of Berlin, Germany | 1 | 43.610 January | 3.8× |
| DouaiHauts-de-France, France | 5 | 36.211 January | 3.8× |
| BadenLower Austria, Austria | 3 | 31.210 January | 3.8× |
| LunelOccitanie, France | 1 | 33.814 January | 3.8× |
| MetzGrand Est, France | 2 | 28.511 January | 3.8× |
| DenainHauts-de-France, France | 4 | 34.411 January | 3.7× |
| MüllheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 28.312 January | 3.7× |
| SchwerteNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 29.411 January | 3.7× |
| KreuzlingenThurgau, Switzerland | 4 | 30.512 January | 3.7× |
| SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 6 | 43.111 January | 3.7× |
| Sainte-Geneviève-des-BoisÎle-de-France, France | 3 | 39.016 January | 3.7× |
| LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 32.311 January | 3.7× |
| TournaiWallonia, Belgium | 4 | 31.111 January | 3.7× |
| PérigueuxNew Aquitaine, France | 2 | 33.312 January | 3.7× |
| HannoverLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 26.210 January | 3.7× |
| RadomMazovia, Poland | 2 | 79.39 January | 3.7× |
| EschbornHesse, Germany | 4 | 38.611 January | 3.7× |
| HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia | 6 | 58.611 January | 3.7× |
| PardubicePardubice Region, Czechia | 5 | 49.011 January | 3.7× |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 33.811 January | 3.6× |
| Schwedt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 2 | 28.79 January | 3.6× |
| PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro | 5 | 214.023 January | 3.6× |
| PruszkówMazovia, Poland | 4 | 71.810 January | 3.6× |
| ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 4 | 105.09 January | 3.6× |
| OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia | 4 | 68.410 January | 3.6× |
| MichelstadtHesse, Germany | 2 | 35.811 January | 3.6× |
| KasselHesse, Germany | 3 | 36.811 January | 3.6× |
| AnsbachBavaria, Germany | 2 | 36.511 January | 3.5× |
| WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 3 | 43.511 January | 3.5× |
| Saint-DizierGrand Est, France | 1 | 25.411 January | 3.5× |
| ChartresCentre-Val de Loire, France | 2 | 31.311 January | 3.5× |
| ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 53.89 January | 3.5× |
| ŽideniceSouth Moravian, Czechia | 4 | 50.910 January | 3.5× |
| PesaroThe Marches, Italy | 2 | 85.926 January | 3.5× |
| ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland | 2 | 70.59 January | 3.5× |
| BurghausenBavaria, Germany | 4 | 38.712 January | 3.5× |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 5 | 37.211 January | 3.5× |
| CreilHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 32.311 January | 3.5× |
| KortrijkFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 33.311 January | 3.5× |
| OtwockMazovia, Poland | 2 | 89.19 January | 3.5× |
| SninaPrešov Region, Slovakia | 2 | 30.515 January | 3.5× |
| PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia | 2 | 57.011 January | 3.5× |
| PauNew Aquitaine, France | 4 | 37.612 January | 3.4× |
| BrusselsBrussels Capital, Belgium | 1 | 26.911 January | 3.4× |
| DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 32.411 January | 3.4× |
| Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 29.611 January | 3.4× |
| SoestNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 25.111 January | 3.4× |
| PristinaPristina, Kosovo | 2 | 94.022 January | 3.4× |
| BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 29.112 January | 3.4× |
| KehlBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 5 | 39.611 January | 3.4× |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 34.111 January | 3.4× |
| BeverenFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 30.011 January | 3.4× |
| EvergemFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 32.711 January | 3.4× |
| DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 4 | 100.09 January | 3.4× |
| Bad KreuznachRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 4 | 35.611 January | 3.4× |
| ZnojmoSouth Moravian, Czechia | 4 | 46.410 January | 3.4× |
| Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 3 | 107.09 January | 3.4× |
| LisieuxNormandy, France | 2 | 27.011 January | 3.4× |
| MartinŽilina Region, Slovakia | 2 | 56.610 January | 3.4× |
| ParisÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 33.316 January | 3.4× |
| BotevgradSofia, Bulgaria | 2 | 72.824 January | 3.4× |
| HandlováTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 2 | 45.623 January | 3.4× |
| SenicaTrnava Region, Slovakia | 5 | 45.29 January | 3.3× |
| PerpignanOccitanie, France | 1 | 27.114 January | 3.3× |
| ArlesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 2 | 39.814 January | 3.3× |
| ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 3 | 51.58 January | 3.3× |
| MontpellierOccitanie, France | 1 | 38.114 January | 3.3× |
| PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 1 | 48.123 January | 3.3× |
| WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 34.710 January | 3.3× |
| MolFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 29.612 January | 3.3× |
| MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 5 | 42.912 January | 3.3× |
| ÉvreuxNormandy, France | 2 | 27.611 January | 3.3× |
| RoubaixHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 34.911 January | 3.3× |
| TrierRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 3 | 31.511 January | 3.3× |
| VenloLimburg, The Netherlands | 2 | 27.111 January | 3.3× |
| PassauBavaria, Germany | 2 | 51.212 January | 3.3× |
| LegionowoMazovia, Poland | 3 | 65.49 January | 3.3× |
| ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 28.211 January | 3.3× |
| NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary | 1 | 62.111 January | 3.3× |
| KaiserslauternRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 28.111 January | 3.3× |
| ReimsGrand Est, France | 1 | 28.711 January | 3.3× |
| ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia | 4 | 63.210 January | 3.3× |
| TarbesOccitanie, France | 5 | 46.813 January | 3.2× |
| SokolovCarlsbad Region, Czechia | 3 | 27.611 January | 3.2× |
| VitrollesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 3 | 43.514 January | 3.2× |
| MenenFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 33.111 January | 3.2× |
| Schwandorf in BayernBavaria, Germany | 2 | 31.111 January | 3.2× |
| VerdunGrand Est, France | 1 | 28.420 January | 3.2× |
| GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 31.611 January | 3.2× |
| WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 30.311 January | 3.2× |
| ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 39.813 January | 3.2× |
| StabroekFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 27.614 January | 3.2× |
| LunévilleGrand Est, France | 4 | 37.211 January | 3.2× |
| KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 25.011 January | 3.2× |
| OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 4 | 48.78 January | 3.2× |
| ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 60.810 January | 3.2× |
| AnsfeldenUpper Austria, Austria | 3 | 48.311 January | 3.2× |
| KadaňÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 5 | 37.322 January | 3.2× |
| RoeselareFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 31.211 January | 3.2× |
| Fos-sur-MerProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 3 | 34.014 January | 3.1× |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 32.411 January | 3.1× |
| LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 28.018 January | 3.1× |
| CastresOccitanie, France | 6 | 36.714 January | 3.1× |
| DunkirkHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 31.117 January | 3.1× |
| LublinLublin, Poland | 2 | 71.69 January | 3.1× |
| Le HavreNormandy, France | 3 | 26.020 January | 3.1× |
| RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia | 3 | 63.210 January | 3.1× |
| BiałystokPodlasie, Poland | 3 | 52.69 January | 3.1× |
| TraunUpper Austria, Austria | 3 | 49.411 January | 3.1× |
| GentFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 27.011 January | 3.1× |
| NurembergBavaria, Germany | 1 | 31.611 January | 3.1× |
| ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 1 | 56.79 January | 3.1× |
| Kempten (Allgäu)Bavaria, Germany | 2 | 29.513 January | 3.0× |
| SteyrUpper Austria, Austria | 3 | 32.412 January | 3.0× |
| IzegemFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 36.614 January | 3.0× |
| GyőrGyőr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary | 2 | 53.710 January | 3.0× |
| ŁukówLublin, Poland | 3 | 57.610 January | 3.0× |
| BambergBavaria, Germany | 1 | 32.711 January | 3.0× |
| WürzburgBavaria, Germany | 1 | 31.830 January | 3.0× |
| ToulouseOccitanie, France | 3 | 30.813 January | 3.0× |
| AntwerpFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 26.811 January | 3.0× |
| BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia | 5 | 35.79 January | 3.0× |
| SiedlceMazovia, Poland | 2 | 51.910 January | 3.0× |
| DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 32.311 January | 3.0× |
| ViennaVienna, Austria | 4 | 37.010 January | 3.0× |
| Mladá BoleslavCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 4 | 42.621 January | 3.0× |
| MarseilleProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 2 | 28.413 January | 3.0× |
| WiesbadenHesse, Germany | 2 | 32.221 January | 3.0× |
| KlosterneuburgLower Austria, Austria | 4 | 42.810 January | 3.0× |
| LilleHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 34.511 January | 2.9× |
| VannesBrittany, France | 1 | 28.310 January | 2.9× |
| SaarbrückenSaarland, Germany | 2 | 27.111 January | 2.9× |
| TrenčínTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 4 | 42.423 January | 2.9× |
| TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia | 5 | 39.423 January | 2.9× |
| KapellenFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 26.714 January | 2.9× |
| PerchtoldsdorfLower Austria, Austria | 4 | 36.610 January | 2.9× |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 30.111 January | 2.9× |
| Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 182.06 January | 2.9× |
| WelsUpper Austria, Austria | 3 | 40.611 January | 2.9× |
| Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 44.913 January | 2.9× |
| VentspilsVentspils, Latvia | 1 | 26.330 January | 2.9× |
| DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 4 | 60.010 January | 2.9× |
| ZürichZurich, Switzerland | 2 | 26.210 January | 2.9× |
| KonstanzBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 30.512 January | 2.9× |
| MödlingLower Austria, Austria | 2 | 33.710 January | 2.9× |
| NitraNitra Region, Slovakia | 3 | 43.923 January | 2.9× |
| VilniusVilnius, Lithuania | 1 | 27.08 January | 2.8× |
| PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 2 | 44.523 January | 2.8× |
| BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 31.411 January | 2.8× |
| LorientBrittany, France | 1 | 29.714 January | 2.8× |
| OldenburgLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 26.911 January | 2.8× |
| EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 4 | 33.811 January | 2.8× |
| LindauBavaria, Germany | 1 | 31.010 January | 2.8× |
| WarsawMazovia, Poland | 2 | 51.910 January | 2.8× |
| TraunreutBavaria, Germany | 2 | 30.112 January | 2.8× |
| NancyGrand Est, France | 1 | 25.311 January | 2.8× |
| WawerMazovia, Poland | 2 | 51.710 January | 2.8× |
| RuseRuse, Bulgaria | 1 | 45.318 January | 2.8× |
| LochristiFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 26.014 January | 2.7× |
| Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland | 2 | 51.69 January | 2.7× |
| Marburg an der LahnHesse, Germany | 4 | 30.021 January | 2.7× |
| LinzUpper Austria, Austria | 2 | 42.211 January | 2.7× |
| NaplesCampania, Italy | 2 | 44.327 January | 2.7× |
| SzegedCsongrád, Hungary | 4 | 39.411 January | 2.7× |
| BitolaBitola, North Macedonia | 3 | 104.323 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× |
| HeilbronnBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 36.211 January | 2.7× |
| Lauda-KönigshofenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 34.021 January | 2.7× |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 1 | 26.220 January | 2.7× |
| VenrayLimburg, The Netherlands | 1 | 27.011 January | 2.7× |
Daily means in µg/m³. Usual: the city's median for this time of year (its days within 21 days of the date, every year, leaving out the week around it). Above usual: its highest day against that.
Against other episodes in Germany and France
Number 6 of 52 episodes in Germany and France since our records began, by cities reached.
- Central Europe, February 2023608
- Central Europe, February and March 2025513
- Central Europe, February 2025503
- Central Europe, January and February 2026498
- Central Europe, March 2025458
- Central Europe, January 2024449
- Central Europe, March 2026442
- Central Europe, January 2025383
- Central Europe, March 2026361
- Central Europe, March 2025333
- Central Europe, February and March 2023274
- Central Europe, February and March 2024264
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 52.
Use this page
SmogRank, Central Europe, January 2024: 449 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 8 to 27 January 2024, smogrank.com/episodes/2024-01-central-europe (accessed 3 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.