Eastern Europe, November and December 2024
For 9 days, from 30 November to 8 December 2024, 53 cities in Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and 3 more countries had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Banja Luka, Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina: 154.0 µg/m³ on 7 December, about 3.1× its usual 50.4.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| SzegedCsongrád, Hungary | 1 | 135.03 December | 9.4× |
| KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 33.74 December | 4.2× |
| JasłoSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 52.04 December | 4.0× |
| Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland | 2 | 60.31 December | 4.0× |
| RacibórzSilesia, Poland | 4 | 50.28 December | 3.3× |
| OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 2 | 57.51 December | 3.3× |
| NáchodHradec Králové Region, Czechia | 2 | 34.32 December | 3.2× |
| DziałdowoWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 4 | 51.030 November | 3.2× |
| TrbovljeMunicipality of Trbovlje, Slovenia | 3 | 42.77 December | 3.1× |
| KościanGreater Poland, Poland | 3 | 52.31 December | 3.1× |
| Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 154.07 December | 3.1× |
| MiskolcBorsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hungary | 2 | 71.828 November | 3.0× |
| Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland | 2 | 56.31 December | 2.9× |
| NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary | 3 | 52.028 November | 2.9× |
| PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 47.65 December | 2.8× |
| Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland | 2 | 50.45 December | 2.7× |
| BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 38.41 December | 2.7× |
| Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 39.91 December | 2.7× |
| LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia | 2 | 43.07 December | 2.7× |
| BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 37.47 December | 2.7× |
| ŁukówLublin, Poland | 1 | 51.04 December | 2.6× |
| KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland | 2 | 44.130 November | 2.6× |
| RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 40.34 December | 2.6× |
| PułtuskMazovia, Poland | 2 | 32.33 December | 2.5× |
| GdyniaPomerania, Poland | 1 | 34.57 December | 2.5× |
| KranjUrban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia | 2 | 38.07 December | 2.4× |
| JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 36.84 December | 2.4× |
| PoznańGreater Poland, Poland | 1 | 48.51 December | 2.4× |
| KatowiceSilesia, Poland | 1 | 42.65 December | 2.4× |
| KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 2 | 43.73 December | 2.4× |
| SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland | 1 | 31.61 December | 2.4× |
| GdańskPomerania, Poland | 3 | 27.22 December | 2.3× |
| DebrecenHajdú-Bihar, Hungary | 1 | 83.327 November | 2.3× |
| Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 4 | 56.02 December | 2.3× |
| OtwockMazovia, Poland | 1 | 48.51 December | 2.3× |
| DunaújvárosFejér, Hungary | 1 | 30.16 December | 2.3× |
| OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 2 | 33.33 December | 2.2× |
| RadomMazovia, Poland | 2 | 41.64 December | 2.2× |
| PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 1 | 32.16 December | 2.2× |
| EłkWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 1 | 27.43 December | 2.2× |
| LublinLublin, Poland | 2 | 40.44 December | 2.1× |
| MielecSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 35.35 December | 2.1× |
| WrocławLower Silesia, Poland | 1 | 36.81 December | 2.1× |
| DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 38.927 November | 2.1× |
| Strzelce OpolskieOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 1 | 28.330 November | 2.1× |
| CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia | 1 | 40.06 December | 2.1× |
| ŻywiecSilesia, Poland | 1 | 61.95 December | 2.1× |
| KrakówLesser Poland, Poland | 1 | 45.05 December | 2.1× |
| Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland | 1 | 43.71 December | 2.0× |
| StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 1 | 40.65 December | 2.0× |
| ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 1 | 32.52 December | 2.0× |
| WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 45.91 December | 2.0× |
| ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland | 1 | 38.71 December | 2.0× |
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 Poland and Hungary
Number 10 of 33 episodes in Poland and Hungary since our records began, by cities reached.
- Eastern Europe, October and November 2024141
- Eastern Europe, January 2025123
- Eastern Europe, December 2025118
- Eastern Europe, November 202571
- Eastern Europe, January 202670
- Poland and Germany, January 202659
- Eastern Europe, March 202356
- North-eastern Europe, December 202555
- Germany and Poland, February 202654
- Eastern Europe, November and December 202453
- Eastern Europe, September 202353
- Poland, September 202451
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 33.
Use this page
SmogRank, Eastern Europe, November and December 2024: 53 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 30 November to 8 December 2024, smogrank.com/episodes/2024-11-eastern-europe-3 (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.