Eastern Europe, 25 to 29 November 2024
For 5 days, from 25 to 29 November 2024, 83 cities in Czechia, Slovakia, Serbia and 11 more countries had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Sarajevo, Federation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina: 214.0 µg/m³ on 26 November, about 4.6× its usual 46.6. Ended 29 November.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 214.026 November | 4.6× |
| TravnikFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 191.025 November | 4.4× |
| NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia | 2 | 138.026 November | 3.8× |
| BorCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 58.028 November | 3.6× |
| NišCentral Serbia, Serbia | 3 | 118.026 November | 3.5× |
| CodleaBrașov County, Romania | 2 | 79.026 November | 3.4× |
| BragadiruIlfov, Romania | 4 | 66.327 November | 3.4× |
| Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 165.026 November | 3.3× |
| LitvínovÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 2 | 37.826 November | 3.3× |
| BucharestBucharest, Romania | 4 | 47.027 November | 3.2× |
| KoperUrban Municipality of Koper, Slovenia | 2 | 28.226 November | 3.2× |
| PristinaPristina, Kosovo | 2 | 62.325 November | 3.1× |
| RevúcaBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 3 | 84.427 November | 3.0× |
| TepliceÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 2 | 38.526 November | 3.0× |
| MostÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 1 | 32.226 November | 3.0× |
| MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | 3 | 71.828 November | 2.9× |
| NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary | 2 | 52.028 November | 2.9× |
| PirotCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 93.925 November | 2.8× |
| ČaňaKošice Region, Slovakia | 4 | 56.427 November | 2.8× |
| DimitrovgradHaskovo, Bulgaria | 3 | 52.729 November | 2.8× |
| HaskovoHaskovo, Bulgaria | 3 | 50.629 November | 2.8× |
| KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia | 4 | 47.727 November | 2.8× |
| OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia | 2 | 44.326 November | 2.8× |
| RuseRuse, Bulgaria | 4 | 44.227 November | 2.8× |
| Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové Region, Czechia | 2 | 37.327 November | 2.8× |
| CraiovaDolj, Romania | 3 | 36.627 November | 2.8× |
| KadaňÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 2 | 26.126 November | 2.8× |
| UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 132.026 November | 2.7× |
| Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania | 1 | 43.926 November | 2.6× |
| HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia | 3 | 43.727 November | 2.6× |
| TraunUpper Austria, Austria | 1 | 33.526 November | 2.6× |
| PassauBavaria, Germany | 2 | 27.426 November | 2.6× |
| KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia | 3 | 108.026 November | 2.5× |
| KazincbarcikaBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | 3 | 64.827 November | 2.5× |
| Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia | 1 | 52.628 November | 2.5× |
| PrešovPrešov Region, Slovakia | 2 | 43.927 November | 2.5× |
| AthensAttica, Greece | 1 | 41.427 November | 2.5× |
| VarnaVarna, Bulgaria | 1 | 29.326 November | 2.5× |
| WelsUpper Austria, Austria | 1 | 28.026 November | 2.5× |
| KrompachyKošice Region, Slovakia | 2 | 48.327 November | 2.4× |
| ChojnówLower Silesia, Poland | 1 | 48.025 November | 2.4× |
| BotevgradSofia, Bulgaria | 2 | 43.428 November | 2.4× |
| GoriziaFriuli Venezia Giulia, Italy | 2 | 40.226 November | 2.4× |
| Nova GoricaUrban Municipality of Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 2 | 40.226 November | 2.4× |
| BardejovPrešov Region, Slovakia | 2 | 37.227 November | 2.4× |
| BaloteştiIlfov, Romania | 1 | 34.627 November | 2.4× |
| Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 1 | 30.126 November | 2.4× |
| JilavaIlfov, Romania | 1 | 29.427 November | 2.4× |
| PardubicePardubice Region, Czechia | 1 | 28.226 November | 2.4× |
| EnnsUpper Austria, Austria | 1 | 27.526 November | 2.4× |
| AnsfeldenUpper Austria, Austria | 1 | 27.526 November | 2.4× |
| Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia | 3 | 154.027 November | 2.3× |
| ČačakCentral Serbia, Serbia | 2 | 92.626 November | 2.3× |
| HnúšťaBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 1 | 44.226 November | 2.3× |
| DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 1 | 41.627 November | 2.3× |
| Moravská TřebováPardubice Region, Czechia | 1 | 37.926 November | 2.3× |
| SevlievoGabrovo, Bulgaria | 1 | 37.728 November | 2.3× |
| LinzUpper Austria, Austria | 1 | 27.926 November | 2.3× |
| VeszprémVeszprém, Hungary | 1 | 25.525 November | 2.3× |
| BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 58.428 November | 2.2× |
| LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 1 | 46.127 November | 2.2× |
| ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece | 1 | 45.327 November | 2.2× |
| DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 1 | 33.926 November | 2.2× |
| Sankt ValentinLower Austria, Austria | 1 | 26.226 November | 2.2× |
| PraguePrague, Czechia | 1 | 25.326 November | 2.2× |
| FutogVojvodina, Serbia | 1 | 58.628 November | 2.1× |
| Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 1 | 52.627 November | 2.1× |
| DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 38.927 November | 2.1× |
| KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland | 1 | 36.926 November | 2.1× |
| TrebišovKošice Region, Slovakia | 3 | 35.028 November | 2.1× |
| Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 34.727 November | 2.1× |
| HolbocaIași County, Romania | 1 | 31.928 November | 2.1× |
| Mladá BoleslavCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 1 | 28.726 November | 2.1× |
| BrnoSouth Moravian, Czechia | 1 | 28.326 November | 2.1× |
| ZlínZlín, Czechia | 1 | 27.726 November | 2.1× |
| SenicaTrnava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 27.426 November | 2.1× |
| KolárovoNitra Region, Slovakia | 2 | 26.526 November | 2.1× |
| DebrecenHajdú-Bihar, Hungary | 1 | 83.327 November | 2.0× |
| ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 67.028 November | 2.0× |
| RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia | 2 | 32.725 November | 2.0× |
| PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia | 1 | 32.326 November | 2.0× |
| BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 1 | 32.126 November | 2.0× |
| IaşiIași County, Romania | 1 | 31.427 November | 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.
Against other episodes in Czechia and Slovakia
Number 2 of 21 episodes in Czechia and Slovakia since our records began, by cities reached.
- Europe, December 2023134
- Eastern Europe, 25 to 29 November 202483
- Eastern Europe, November and December 202349
- South-eastern Europe, 28 December 2023 to 1 January 202444
- Eastern Europe, January 202532
- Eastern Europe, January 202428
- Eastern Europe, 15 to 17 April 202625
- Czechia, Austria and 2 more countries, October 202325
- Czechia, Poland and Slovakia, November 202521
- Eastern and southern Europe, July 202421
- Czechia, Slovakia and 2 more countries, December 202319
- Slovakia, Czechia and Poland, June 202618
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 21.
Use this page
SmogRank, Eastern Europe, 25 to 29 November 2024: 83 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 25 to 29 November 2024, smogrank.com/episodes/2024-11-25-eastern-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.