Europe, March and April 2024
For 5 days, from 29 March to 2 April 2024, 282 cities in Germany, Poland, Czechia and 10 more countries had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Malchow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany: 151.0 µg/m³ on 1 April, about 19× its usual 8.1. Ended 2 April.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| MalchowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 3 | 151.01 April | 19× |
| OberviechtachBavaria, Germany | 2 | 79.530 March | 14× |
| TraunreutBavaria, Germany | 3 | 93.730 March | 12× |
| Trostberg an der AlzBavaria, Germany | 3 | 93.730 March | 11× |
| StarnbergBavaria, Germany | 2 | 66.530 March | 10× |
| Herrsching am AmmerseeBavaria, Germany | 2 | 66.530 March | 10× |
| KiefersfeldenBavaria, Germany | 2 | 84.830 March | 10× |
| KostelMunicipality of Kostel, Slovenia | 2 | 48.71 April | 9.7× |
| Kempten (Allgäu)Bavaria, Germany | 2 | 64.530 March | 9.1× |
| LindauBavaria, Germany | 2 | 61.630 March | 8.6× |
| BurghausenBavaria, Germany | 2 | 72.430 March | 8.3× |
| WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 79.431 March | 8.0× |
| Neuhaus am RennwegThuringia, Germany | 1 | 37.730 March | 7.4× |
| Königs WusterhausenBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 60.231 March | 7.3× |
| Schwandorf in BayernBavaria, Germany | 2 | 59.730 March | 7.2× |
| LubnjowBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 54.531 March | 7.1× |
| CoburgBavaria, Germany | 2 | 47.530 March | 6.9× |
| StrausbergBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 53.731 March | 6.8× |
| Dallgow-DöberitzBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 48.031 March | 6.8× |
| LuckenwaldeBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 50.631 March | 6.7× |
| DessauSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 65.231 March | 6.5× |
| VeszprémVeszprém, Hungary | 1 | 56.11 April | 6.4× |
| KahlaThuringia, Germany | 2 | 41.230 March | 6.4× |
| Bernau bei BerlinBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 57.731 March | 6.3× |
| AugsburgBavaria, Germany | 1 | 55.030 March | 6.3× |
| TeltowBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 62.231 March | 6.2× |
| SalzgitterLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 41.331 March | 6.2× |
| Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 55.931 March | 6.1× |
| RokycanyPlzeň Region, Czechia | 2 | 55.230 March | 6.1× |
| Blankenfelde-MahlowBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 52.731 March | 6.1× |
| PotsdamBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 48.331 March | 6.0× |
| Frankfurt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 3 | 55.631 March | 5.9× |
| NeuenhagenBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 50.031 March | 5.9× |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 46.931 March | 5.9× |
| KlötzeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 38.531 March | 5.9× |
| EsztergomKomárom-Esztergom, Hungary | 1 | 65.41 April | 5.8× |
| BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 62.71 April | 5.8× |
| České BudějoviceSouth Bohemian Region, Czechia | 2 | 53.031 March | 5.8× |
| ElsterwerdaBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 51.431 March | 5.8× |
| SchöneicheBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 50.031 March | 5.8× |
| AltenburgThuringia, Germany | 3 | 45.831 March | 5.7× |
| Bad WindsheimBavaria, Germany | 1 | 43.630 March | 5.7× |
| KleinmachnowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 43.131 March | 5.7× |
| BraunschweigLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 42.731 March | 5.7× |
| TrochtelfingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 33.330 March | 5.7× |
| GersfeldHesse, Germany | 1 | 28.030 March | 5.6× |
| Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 51.130 March | 5.5× |
| Schwedt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 2 | 46.231 March | 5.5× |
| EisenhüttenstadtBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 47.531 March | 5.4× |
| MunichBavaria, Germany | 1 | 47.330 March | 5.4× |
| KöthenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 43.530 March | 5.4× |
| Neustadt an der DonauBavaria, Germany | 2 | 42.230 March | 5.4× |
| GoslarLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 32.831 March | 5.4× |
| PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 3 | 56.71 April | 5.3× |
| HildesheimLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 41.531 March | 5.3× |
| SuhlThuringia, Germany | 2 | 37.630 March | 5.3× |
| BerlinState of Berlin, Germany | 3 | 61.631 March | 5.2× |
| PtujUrban Municipality of Ptuj, Slovenia | 2 | 49.21 April | 5.2× |
| WeidenBavaria, Germany | 2 | 46.530 March | 5.2× |
| PécsBaranya, Hungary | 1 | 45.41 April | 5.2× |
| MariborUrban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia | 3 | 44.41 April | 5.2× |
| Burg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 40.830 March | 5.2× |
| WittingenLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 37.031 March | 5.2× |
| MahlowBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 64.831 March | 5.1× |
| MostÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 3 | 46.531 March | 5.1× |
| CottbusBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 43.731 March | 5.1× |
| Osternienburger LandSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 43.530 March | 5.1× |
| NordhausenThuringia, Germany | 3 | 40.531 March | 5.1× |
| HannoverLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 38.031 March | 5.1× |
| AalenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 36.430 March | 5.1× |
| OytenLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 31.331 March | 5.1× |
| KladnoCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 2 | 53.631 March | 5.0× |
| DunaújvárosFejér, Hungary | 1 | 51.41 April | 5.0× |
| Murska SobotaUrban Municipality of Murska Sobota, Slovenia | 2 | 50.81 April | 5.0× |
| KlaipėdaKlaipėda County, Lithuania | 1 | 36.91 April | 5.0× |
| MeiningenThuringia, Germany | 1 | 29.630 March | 5.0× |
| Oettingen in BayernBavaria, Germany | 1 | 47.130 March | 4.9× |
| LauenburgSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 1 | 35.131 March | 4.9× |
| GöttingenLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 34.531 March | 4.9× |
| SokolovCarlsbad Region, Czechia | 2 | 32.331 March | 4.9× |
| Novo MestoUrban Municipality of Novo Mesto, Slovenia | 2 | 47.51 April | 4.8× |
| OldenburgLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 42.131 March | 4.8× |
| KadaňÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 2 | 42.031 March | 4.8× |
| Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 40.530 March | 4.8× |
| ChrastavaLiberec Region, Czechia | 2 | 38.631 March | 4.8× |
| RintelnLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 31.631 March | 4.8× |
| WitzenhausenHesse, Germany | 1 | 27.631 March | 4.8× |
| TřinecMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 3 | 59.71 April | 4.7× |
| PilsenPlzeň Region, Czechia | 2 | 43.031 March | 4.7× |
| NurembergBavaria, Germany | 1 | 40.830 March | 4.7× |
| VilniusVilnius, Lithuania | 2 | 38.42 April | 4.7× |
| SaalfeldThuringia, Germany | 2 | 36.330 March | 4.7× |
| JenaThuringia, Germany | 3 | 35.031 March | 4.7× |
| Bad BelzigBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 34.231 March | 4.7× |
| GyöngyösHeves County, Hungary | 1 | 43.71 April | 4.6× |
| FriedrichshafenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 34.730 March | 4.6× |
| DelmenhorstLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 32.831 March | 4.6× |
| PraguePrague, Czechia | 2 | 50.931 March | 4.5× |
| GeraThuringia, Germany | 3 | 40.731 March | 4.5× |
| MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 39.031 March | 4.5× |
| HalberstadtSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 35.031 March | 4.5× |
| KreuzlingenThurgau, Switzerland | 1 | 32.330 March | 4.5× |
| KonstanzBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 32.330 March | 4.5× |
| MartinŽilina Region, Slovakia | 3 | 59.81 April | 4.4× |
| OpavaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 3 | 50.21 April | 4.4× |
| Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové Region, Czechia | 3 | 50.231 March | 4.4× |
| Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 2 | 39.631 March | 4.4× |
| BambergBavaria, Germany | 1 | 36.730 March | 4.4× |
| BogatyniaLower Silesia, Poland | 2 | 36.731 March | 4.4× |
| Veľká LomnicaPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 34.61 April | 4.4× |
| KoperUrban Municipality of Koper, Slovenia | 2 | 33.31 April | 4.4× |
| ErfurtThuringia, Germany | 1 | 30.631 March | 4.4× |
| ThaleSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 26.130 March | 4.4× |
| Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia | 3 | 51.31 April | 4.3× |
| PardubicePardubice Region, Czechia | 2 | 44.831 March | 4.3× |
| IngolstadtBavaria, Germany | 1 | 41.530 March | 4.3× |
| Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 1 | 38.41 April | 4.3× |
| NeuruppinBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 34.031 March | 4.3× |
| LemwerderLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 32.831 March | 4.3× |
| SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland | 3 | 57.031 March | 4.2× |
| GyőrGyőr-Moson-Sopron, Hungary | 1 | 46.51 April | 4.2× |
| BernburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 46.131 March | 4.2× |
| KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia | 1 | 46.01 April | 4.2× |
| RēzekneRēzekne, Latvia | 2 | 44.12 April | 4.2× |
| CapannoriTuscany, Italy | 1 | 40.831 March | 4.2× |
| LitvínovÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 3 | 40.231 March | 4.2× |
| TrbovljeMunicipality of Trbovlje, Slovenia | 2 | 36.61 April | 4.2× |
| Hansestadt SalzwedelSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 29.731 March | 4.2× |
| EisenachThuringia, Germany | 1 | 29.431 March | 4.2× |
| SondershausenThuringia, Germany | 1 | 29.331 March | 4.2× |
| GroßalmerodeHesse, Germany | 1 | 27.631 March | 4.2× |
| OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 3 | 51.31 April | 4.1× |
| ZnojmoSouth Moravian, Czechia | 3 | 44.131 March | 4.1× |
| GreizThuringia, Germany | 2 | 36.131 March | 4.1× |
| Biberach an der RißBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 33.330 March | 4.1× |
| WeimarThuringia, Germany | 3 | 31.731 March | 4.1× |
| LüchowLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 29.731 March | 4.1× |
| LingenLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 26.931 March | 4.1× |
| DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 3 | 54.631 March | 4.0× |
| BebraHesse, Germany | 1 | 28.331 March | 4.0× |
| Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland | 2 | 53.231 March | 3.9× |
| PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 52.21 April | 3.9× |
| Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 3 | 49.11 April | 3.9× |
| LubskoLubusz, Poland | 2 | 42.430 March | 3.9× |
| CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia | 2 | 42.21 April | 3.9× |
| Mladá BoleslavCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 1 | 41.631 March | 3.9× |
| TepliceÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 3 | 39.231 March | 3.9× |
| SninaPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 38.61 April | 3.9× |
| WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 33.531 March | 3.9× |
| LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia | 1 | 33.51 April | 3.9× |
| WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 33.131 March | 3.9× |
| KroměřížZlín, Czechia | 1 | 29.41 April | 3.9× |
| StudénkaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 3 | 47.21 April | 3.8× |
| PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia | 2 | 42.61 April | 3.8× |
| KranjUrban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia | 2 | 37.71 April | 3.8× |
| GüstrowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 1 | 34.431 March | 3.8× |
| MühlhausenThuringia, Germany | 1 | 34.231 March | 3.8× |
| PassauBavaria, Germany | 1 | 30.331 March | 3.8× |
| ReutlingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 29.130 March | 3.8× |
| KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 41.51 April | 3.7× |
| OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 2 | 39.21 April | 3.7× |
| Zagorje ob SaviMunicipality of Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia | 2 | 37.41 April | 3.7× |
| GyálPest County, Hungary | 1 | 36.41 April | 3.7× |
| AnsbachBavaria, Germany | 1 | 31.130 March | 3.7× |
| FriesoytheLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 29.731 March | 3.7× |
| BöselLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 29.731 March | 3.7× |
| Neu-UlmBavaria, Germany | 1 | 29.230 March | 3.7× |
| RitterhudeLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 27.431 March | 3.7× |
| BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 2 | 45.231 March | 3.6× |
| KasselHesse, Germany | 1 | 32.831 March | 3.6× |
| MarktredwitzBavaria, Germany | 2 | 30.631 March | 3.6× |
| ArzbergBavaria, Germany | 2 | 30.631 March | 3.6× |
| MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | 1 | 53.61 April | 3.5× |
| ŽarnovicaBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 1 | 52.11 April | 3.5× |
| Český TěšínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 3 | 48.21 April | 3.5× |
| BohumínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 3 | 48.21 April | 3.5× |
| Wodzisław ŚląskiSilesia, Poland | 3 | 48.21 April | 3.5× |
| CieszynSilesia, Poland | 3 | 48.21 April | 3.5× |
| PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 1 | 36.51 April | 3.5× |
| BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 35.51 April | 3.5× |
| HandlováTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 1 | 31.41 April | 3.5× |
| MikulovSouth Moravian, Czechia | 1 | 28.51 April | 3.5× |
| FilderstadtBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 27.630 March | 3.5× |
| Naujoji AkmeneSiauliai, Lithuania | 2 | 26.92 April | 3.5× |
| WittenbergeBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 26.331 March | 3.5× |
| KrompachyKošice Region, Slovakia | 1 | 48.91 April | 3.4× |
| ŻaryLubusz, Poland | 2 | 37.630 March | 3.4× |
| PopradPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 36.31 April | 3.4× |
| SzegedCsongrád, Hungary | 1 | 34.81 April | 3.4× |
| BützowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 1 | 30.931 March | 3.4× |
| BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 26.831 March | 3.4× |
| HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 3 | 46.11 April | 3.3× |
| DarłowoWest Pomerania, Poland | 2 | 42.831 March | 3.3× |
| KaunasKaunas, Lithuania | 2 | 29.41 April | 3.3× |
| BardejovPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 41.11 April | 3.2× |
| LiepājaLiepaja, Latvia | 2 | 38.11 April | 3.2× |
| LiberecLiberec Region, Czechia | 1 | 33.431 March | 3.2× |
| Žiar nad HronomBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 1 | 28.21 April | 3.2× |
| NeubrandenburgMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 2 | 33.631 March | 3.1× |
| SchwerinMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 1 | 28.631 March | 3.1× |
| RigaRiga, Latvia | 2 | 27.72 April | 3.1× |
| UlmBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 27.030 March | 3.1× |
| LęborkPomerania, Poland | 2 | 43.931 March | 3.0× |
| PruszkówMazovia, Poland | 2 | 43.61 April | 3.0× |
| ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia | 2 | 41.51 April | 3.0× |
| ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 2 | 39.81 April | 3.0× |
| BytówPomerania, Poland | 2 | 35.231 March | 3.0× |
| ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 1 | 34.51 April | 3.0× |
| OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia | 2 | 33.91 April | 3.0× |
| Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania | 1 | 33.91 April | 3.0× |
| SenecBratislava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 29.51 April | 3.0× |
| GoriziaFriuli Venezia Giulia, Italy | 1 | 26.231 March | 3.0× |
| Nova GoricaUrban Municipality of Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 1 | 26.231 March | 3.0× |
| LivnoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 25.61 April | 3.0× |
| PołaniecŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 1 | 44.11 April | 2.9× |
| MielecSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 40.71 April | 2.9× |
| KościerzynaPomerania, Poland | 2 | 40.431 March | 2.9× |
| KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | 1 | 38.31 April | 2.9× |
| Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 36.61 April | 2.9× |
| BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 35.91 April | 2.9× |
| TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 34.21 April | 2.9× |
| SenicaTrnava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 33.11 April | 2.9× |
| VentspilsVentspils, Latvia | 1 | 26.51 April | 2.9× |
| Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland | 2 | 41.331 March | 2.8× |
| Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland | 1 | 36.41 April | 2.8× |
| BrnoSouth Moravian, Czechia | 2 | 27.831 March | 2.8× |
| LudwigslustMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 1 | 27.631 March | 2.8× |
| HnúšťaBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 1 | 27.61 April | 2.8× |
| OščadnicaŽilina Region, Slovakia | 2 | 40.431 March | 2.7× |
| ČadcaŽilina Region, Slovakia | 2 | 40.431 March | 2.7× |
| WawerMazovia, Poland | 1 | 33.71 April | 2.7× |
| Moravská TřebováPardubice Region, Czechia | 3 | 32.631 March | 2.7× |
| NitraNitra Region, Slovakia | 1 | 29.81 April | 2.7× |
| ŽideniceSouth Moravian, Czechia | 1 | 27.41 April | 2.7× |
| SlatinaSouth Moravian, Czechia | 1 | 27.41 April | 2.7× |
| Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 50.01 April | 2.6× |
| StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 1 | 42.01 April | 2.6× |
| KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 38.71 April | 2.6× |
| GdyniaPomerania, Poland | 2 | 37.51 April | 2.6× |
| GdańskPomerania, Poland | 2 | 34.11 April | 2.6× |
| PułtuskMazovia, Poland | 1 | 31.71 April | 2.6× |
| PoznańGreater Poland, Poland | 2 | 39.631 March | 2.5× |
| SiedlceMazovia, Poland | 1 | 37.51 April | 2.5× |
| ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland | 1 | 36.71 April | 2.5× |
| ŠahyNitra Region, Slovakia | 1 | 36.71 April | 2.5× |
| WarsawMazovia, Poland | 1 | 34.31 April | 2.5× |
| JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 33.21 April | 2.5× |
| FutogVojvodina, Serbia | 1 | 33.21 April | 2.5× |
| TravnikFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 32.41 April | 2.5× |
| BoguchwałaSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 29.01 April | 2.5× |
| EłkWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 1 | 28.01 April | 2.5× |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 25.331 March | 2.5× |
| DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 2 | 42.31 April | 2.4× |
| KrakówLesser Poland, Poland | 1 | 41.81 April | 2.4× |
| NáchodHradec Králové Region, Czechia | 2 | 38.431 March | 2.4× |
| Kudowa-ZdrójLower Silesia, Poland | 2 | 38.431 March | 2.4× |
| LegionowoMazovia, Poland | 1 | 37.81 April | 2.4× |
| RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 37.71 April | 2.4× |
| RacibórzSilesia, Poland | 1 | 35.71 April | 2.4× |
| PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 35.51 April | 2.4× |
| PłockMazovia, Poland | 2 | 32.31 April | 2.4× |
| Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 30.61 April | 2.4× |
| Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 1 | 36.91 April | 2.3× |
| WrocławLower Silesia, Poland | 1 | 36.131 March | 2.3× |
| WschowaLubusz, Poland | 1 | 35.931 March | 2.3× |
| ZamośćLublin, Poland | 1 | 34.01 April | 2.3× |
| ChojnówLower Silesia, Poland | 2 | 33.530 March | 2.3× |
| NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 33.11 April | 2.3× |
| KołobrzegWest Pomerania, Poland | 1 | 32.031 March | 2.3× |
| Liptovský Mikulᚎilina Region, Slovakia | 1 | 25.430 March | 2.3× |
| KościanGreater Poland, Poland | 1 | 39.431 March | 2.2× |
| LublinLublin, Poland | 1 | 35.91 April | 2.2× |
| GrajewoPodlasie, Poland | 1 | 32.31 April | 2.2× |
| TarnówLesser Poland, Poland | 1 | 31.01 April | 2.2× |
| KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia | 1 | 29.81 April | 2.2× |
| OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 2 | 29.51 April | 2.2× |
| WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 1 | 38.21 April | 2.1× |
| HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 30.41 April | 2.1× |
| RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia | 1 | 28.41 April | 2.1× |
| ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 27.031 March | 2.1× |
| Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland | 1 | 36.31 April | 2.0× |
| DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 32.41 April | 2.0× |
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.
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Number 12 of 64 episodes in Germany and Poland since our records began, by cities reached.
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Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 64.
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SmogRank, Europe, March and April 2024: 282 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 29 March to 2 April 2024, smogrank.com/episodes/2024-03-europe (accessed 5 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.