Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025
For 11 days, from 14 to 24 January 2025, 446 cities in Germany, France, Poland and 18 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: 252.0 µg/m³ on 21 January, about 5.4× its usual 46.8. Ended 24 January.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liptovský Mikulᚎilina Region, Slovakia | 6 | 99.221 January | 6.2× |
| Saint HelierSt Helier, Jersey | 3 | 29.421 January | 5.9× |
| HillegomSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 46.520 January | 5.5× |
| ThionvilleGrand Est, France | 4 | 43.620 January | 5.5× |
| MedemblikNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 43.120 January | 5.5× |
| SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 252.021 January | 5.4× |
| JilavaIlfov, Romania | 3 | 85.724 January | 5.4× |
| BordeauxNew Aquitaine, France | 4 | 53.918 January | 5.3× |
| NamurWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 26.621 January | 5.3× |
| KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 5 | 98.219 January | 5.2× |
| NoordwijkerhoutSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 46.520 January | 5.2× |
| The HagueSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 4 | 45.220 January | 5.1× |
| Clermont-FerrandAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 39.820 January | 5.1× |
| LyonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 60.721 January | 5.0× |
| ArlesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 4 | 59.020 January | 5.0× |
| ÉpinalGrand Est, France | 5 | 48.920 January | 5.0× |
| MaldegemFlanders, Belgium | 6 | 43.520 January | 4.9× |
| DammeFlanders, Belgium | 6 | 43.520 January | 4.9× |
| Saint-ÉtienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 41.820 January | 4.9× |
| ZamośćLublin, Poland | 3 | 88.821 January | 4.8× |
| LimogesNew Aquitaine, France | 2 | 33.519 January | 4.8× |
| MontluçonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 35.620 January | 4.7× |
| KrotoszynGreater Poland, Poland | 5 | 107.019 January | 4.6× |
| VichyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 33.120 January | 4.6× |
| CodleaBrașov County, Romania | 4 | 114.021 January | 4.5× |
| Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland | 6 | 112.022 January | 4.5× |
| ŚwinoujścieWest Pomerania, Poland | 2 | 43.420 January | 4.5× |
| CottbusBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 40.819 January | 4.5× |
| PopradPrešov Region, Slovakia | 3 | 39.019 January | 4.5× |
| MielecSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 75.719 January | 4.4× |
| Romans-sur-IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 68.520 January | 4.4× |
| RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 43.420 January | 4.3× |
| RoeselareFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 42.620 January | 4.3× |
| NancyGrand Est, France | 3 | 40.819 January | 4.3× |
| VeurneFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 35.620 January | 4.3× |
| PołaniecŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 4 | 88.019 January | 4.2× |
| ValenceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 52.920 January | 4.2× |
| SulechówLubusz, Poland | 2 | 46.020 January | 4.2× |
| ToulouseOccitanie, France | 2 | 45.319 January | 4.2× |
| EisenhüttenstadtBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 41.120 January | 4.2× |
| KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 35.620 January | 4.2× |
| Baden-BadenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 34.820 January | 4.2× |
| FreiburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 33.819 January | 4.2× |
| ŻywiecSilesia, Poland | 5 | 145.022 January | 4.1× |
| Villefranche-sur-SaôneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 48.020 January | 4.1× |
| ŻaryLubusz, Poland | 5 | 47.919 January | 4.1× |
| StabroekFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 42.420 January | 4.1× |
| StrausbergBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 35.020 January | 4.1× |
| GrevenmacherGrevenmacher, Luxembourg | 1 | 27.520 January | 4.1× |
| NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland | 4 | 77.921 January | 4.0× |
| MartinŽilina Region, Slovakia | 2 | 65.522 January | 4.0× |
| MarignaneProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 4 | 48.619 January | 4.0× |
| Mont-de-MarsanNew Aquitaine, France | 2 | 38.220 January | 4.0× |
| Le HavreNormandy, France | 4 | 36.221 January | 4.0× |
| AuxerreBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 1 | 34.521 January | 4.0× |
| LubnjowBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 32.719 January | 4.0× |
| MonsWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 29.021 January | 4.0× |
| CharleroiWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 27.521 January | 4.0× |
| ReimsGrand Est, France | 3 | 36.019 January | 3.9× |
| ZaventemFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 34.719 January | 3.9× |
| KlötzeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 30.021 January | 3.9× |
| ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland | 3 | 77.422 January | 3.8× |
| ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 4 | 69.720 January | 3.8× |
| Frankfurt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 2 | 41.020 January | 3.8× |
| KapellenFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 40.320 January | 3.8× |
| Schwedt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 2 | 36.820 January | 3.8× |
| Eggenstein-LeopoldshafenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 35.020 January | 3.8× |
| HolbocaIași County, Romania | 4 | 60.620 January | 3.7× |
| KehlBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 46.020 January | 3.7× |
| BeverenFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 38.720 January | 3.7× |
| Esch-sur-AlzetteEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg | 2 | 31.620 January | 3.7× |
| Saint-DizierGrand Est, France | 2 | 30.319 January | 3.7× |
| Boulogne-sur-MerHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 30.122 January | 3.7× |
| Flémalle-HauteWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 26.621 January | 3.7× |
| KrakówLesser Poland, Poland | 4 | 91.220 January | 3.6× |
| OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 4 | 82.119 January | 3.6× |
| RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 2 | 76.919 January | 3.6× |
| PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland | 4 | 65.522 January | 3.6× |
| StrasbourgGrand Est, France | 2 | 46.220 January | 3.6× |
| AvignonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 3 | 46.120 January | 3.6× |
| BensheimHesse, Germany | 4 | 40.020 January | 3.6× |
| MelseleFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 38.420 January | 3.6× |
| VillefontaineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 37.220 January | 3.6× |
| L'Isle-d'AbeauAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 37.220 January | 3.6× |
| MenenFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 37.020 January | 3.6× |
| LochristiFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 35.920 January | 3.6× |
| ParisÎle-de-France, France | 3 | 35.621 January | 3.6× |
| Salon-de-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | 3 | 35.117 January | 3.6× |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 32.419 January | 3.6× |
| KöthenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 31.421 January | 3.6× |
| Bellegarde-sur-ValserineAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 2 | 30.920 January | 3.6× |
| LiègeWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 30.321 January | 3.6× |
| FlensburgSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 1 | 28.021 January | 3.6× |
| DomontÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 27.519 January | 3.6× |
| ChampionWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 26.120 January | 3.6× |
| AndenneWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 26.120 January | 3.6× |
| ŁaskŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 4 | 80.619 January | 3.5× |
| LublinLublin, Poland | 3 | 80.121 January | 3.5× |
| KaliszGreater Poland, Poland | 2 | 77.519 January | 3.5× |
| WarsawMazovia, Poland | 3 | 64.522 January | 3.5× |
| Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland | 4 | 63.319 January | 3.5× |
| RuseRuse, Bulgaria | 4 | 58.622 January | 3.5× |
| Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland | 3 | 58.420 January | 3.5× |
| KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 42.221 January | 3.5× |
| FilderstadtBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 40.221 January | 3.5× |
| VarnaVarna, Bulgaria | 3 | 39.024 January | 3.5× |
| DunkirkHauts-de-France, France | 6 | 38.122 January | 3.5× |
| ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 36.820 January | 3.5× |
| MunichBavaria, Germany | 2 | 36.221 January | 3.5× |
| HattersheimHesse, Germany | 3 | 34.920 January | 3.5× |
| LormontNew Aquitaine, France | 3 | 33.818 January | 3.5× |
| BrusselsBrussels Capital, Belgium | 3 | 29.821 January | 3.5× |
| AngoulêmeNew Aquitaine, France | 2 | 29.519 January | 3.5× |
| MüllheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 27.717 January | 3.5× |
| BexleyEngland, United Kingdom | 1 | 27.722 January | 3.5× |
| SaalfeldThuringia, Germany | 3 | 26.320 January | 3.5× |
| BragadiruIlfov, Romania | 3 | 80.720 January | 3.4× |
| KolbuszowaSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 71.419 January | 3.4× |
| RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 67.921 January | 3.4× |
| RužomberokŽilina Region, Slovakia | 2 | 66.521 January | 3.4× |
| WrocławLower Silesia, Poland | 3 | 65.019 January | 3.4× |
| WawerMazovia, Poland | 3 | 60.322 January | 3.4× |
| MaarssenUtrecht, The Netherlands | 4 | 41.520 January | 3.4× |
| DillingenSaarland, Germany | 3 | 41.020 January | 3.4× |
| LampertheimHesse, Germany | 4 | 39.320 January | 3.4× |
| MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 39.221 January | 3.4× |
| MontpellierOccitanie, France | 2 | 39.019 January | 3.4× |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 38.319 January | 3.4× |
| BorkenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 37.321 January | 3.4× |
| AntwerpFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 36.820 January | 3.4× |
| GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 36.119 January | 3.4× |
| MoulinsAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 34.917 January | 3.4× |
| WiesbadenHesse, Germany | 3 | 34.320 January | 3.4× |
| KortrijkFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 34.119 January | 3.4× |
| CreilHauts-de-France, France | 5 | 34.020 January | 3.4× |
| DouaiHauts-de-France, France | 3 | 34.021 January | 3.4× |
| GentFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 33.819 January | 3.4× |
| NîmesOccitanie, France | 2 | 32.719 January | 3.4× |
| PotsdamBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 32.520 January | 3.4× |
| WillebroekFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 31.819 January | 3.4× |
| PérigueuxNew Aquitaine, France | 2 | 29.720 January | 3.4× |
| Beaumont-sur-OiseÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 27.519 January | 3.4× |
| StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 4 | 70.720 January | 3.3× |
| WschowaLubusz, Poland | 5 | 64.420 January | 3.3× |
| GabrovoGabrovo, Bulgaria | 3 | 57.421 January | 3.3× |
| ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 49.521 January | 3.3× |
| SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland | 2 | 47.420 January | 3.3× |
| Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland | 3 | 46.919 January | 3.3× |
| BreukelenUtrecht, The Netherlands | 3 | 41.520 January | 3.3× |
| LuckenwaldeBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 37.420 January | 3.3× |
| DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 36.619 January | 3.3× |
| DarmstadtHesse, Germany | 4 | 34.120 January | 3.3× |
| ZelzateFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 33.720 January | 3.3× |
| PforzheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 33.522 January | 3.3× |
| RixensartWallonia, Belgium | 3 | 32.221 January | 3.3× |
| Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 31.420 January | 3.3× |
| MetzGrand Est, France | 1 | 30.620 January | 3.3× |
| StralsundMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 1 | 30.320 January | 3.3× |
| LouviersNormandy, France | 3 | 29.921 January | 3.3× |
| Val-de-ReuilNormandy, France | 3 | 29.921 January | 3.3× |
| LingenLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 29.421 January | 3.3× |
| TournaiWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 28.519 January | 3.3× |
| ErfurtThuringia, Germany | 1 | 28.221 January | 3.3× |
| KollumFriesland, The Netherlands | 1 | 27.320 January | 3.3× |
| NiortNew Aquitaine, France | 1 | 26.617 January | 3.3× |
| MalchowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 1 | 25.420 January | 3.3× |
| BucharestBucharest, Romania | 2 | 61.920 January | 3.2× |
| OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 2 | 49.821 January | 3.2× |
| ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 1 | 49.621 January | 3.2× |
| SchiedamSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 46.320 January | 3.2× |
| JasłoSubcarpathia, Poland | 4 | 43.818 January | 3.2× |
| MainzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 2 | 37.822 January | 3.2× |
| GiżyckoWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 2 | 36.721 January | 3.2× |
| JonageAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 36.521 January | 3.2× |
| BredaNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 3 | 35.120 January | 3.2× |
| CalaisHauts-de-France, France | 4 | 32.222 January | 3.2× |
| SaarbrückenSaarland, Germany | 2 | 32.120 January | 3.2× |
| BéthuneHauts-de-France, France | 3 | 31.820 January | 3.2× |
| RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 31.619 January | 3.2× |
| Osternienburger LandSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 31.421 January | 3.2× |
| LuxembourgLuxembourg | 2 | 31.320 January | 3.2× |
| DoleBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 2 | 30.518 January | 3.2× |
| PoitiersNew Aquitaine, France | 1 | 28.617 January | 3.2× |
| ÉvreuxNormandy, France | 1 | 28.220 January | 3.2× |
| PayerneVaud, Switzerland | 2 | 27.018 January | 3.2× |
| AmiensHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 26.520 January | 3.2× |
| HalberstadtSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 25.321 January | 3.2× |
| Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 182.022 January | 3.1× |
| OtwockMazovia, Poland | 3 | 79.622 January | 3.1× |
| IaşiIași County, Romania | 3 | 54.820 January | 3.1× |
| Wysokie MazowieckiePodlasie, Poland | 2 | 50.022 January | 3.1× |
| PezinokBratislava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 47.717 January | 3.1× |
| VölklingenSaarland, Germany | 3 | 39.020 January | 3.1× |
| Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany | 3 | 37.521 January | 3.1× |
| MeyzieuAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 36.521 January | 3.1× |
| MontaubanOccitanie, France | 1 | 36.220 January | 3.1× |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 35.519 January | 3.1× |
| EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 33.419 January | 3.1× |
| UtrechtUtrecht, The Netherlands | 3 | 32.020 January | 3.1× |
| MechelenFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 31.119 January | 3.1× |
| VenrayLimburg, The Netherlands | 3 | 30.318 January | 3.1× |
| BarneveldGelderland, The Netherlands | 3 | 29.919 January | 3.1× |
| RambouilletÎle-de-France, France | 1 | 28.920 January | 3.1× |
| EnschedeOverijssel, The Netherlands | 1 | 28.221 January | 3.1× |
| Bad BelzigBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 27.721 January | 3.1× |
| Bad VöslauLower Austria, Austria | 1 | 27.421 January | 3.1× |
| SoestNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 25.720 January | 3.1× |
| BotevgradSofia, Bulgaria | 4 | 65.120 January | 3.0× |
| DimitrovgradHaskovo, Bulgaria | 4 | 63.322 January | 3.0× |
| PruszkówMazovia, Poland | 2 | 62.522 January | 3.0× |
| Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland | 3 | 55.722 January | 3.0× |
| EłkWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 2 | 47.822 January | 3.0× |
| MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 39.720 January | 3.0× |
| KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 38.620 January | 3.0× |
| Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 2 | 37.921 January | 3.0× |
| MeulebekeFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 37.220 January | 3.0× |
| EschbornHesse, Germany | 3 | 35.120 January | 3.0× |
| KelsterbachHesse, Germany | 3 | 34.920 January | 3.0× |
| ValenciennesHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 32.321 January | 3.0× |
| Königs WusterhausenBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 32.320 January | 3.0× |
| IJsselsteinUtrecht, The Netherlands | 3 | 31.920 January | 3.0× |
| WieslochBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 31.620 January | 3.0× |
| AugsburgBavaria, Germany | 3 | 31.621 January | 3.0× |
| LunelOccitanie, France | 2 | 31.619 January | 3.0× |
| MolFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 31.320 January | 3.0× |
| MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 29.219 January | 3.0× |
| Dallgow-DöberitzBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 28.720 January | 3.0× |
| GingelomFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 26.821 January | 3.0× |
| BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 26.719 January | 3.0× |
| PylaíaCentral Macedonia, Greece | 1 | 26.422 January | 3.0× |
| Burg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 26.221 January | 3.0× |
| LondonEngland, United Kingdom | 1 | 26.222 January | 3.0× |
| WittingenLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 25.421 January | 3.0× |
| BytówPomerania, Poland | 1 | 25.221 January | 3.0× |
| GroningenGroningen, The Netherlands | 1 | 25.020 January | 3.0× |
| NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 199.021 January | 2.9× |
| LegionowoMazovia, Poland | 3 | 60.822 January | 2.9× |
| AugustówPodlasie, Poland | 2 | 59.822 January | 2.9× |
| KutnoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 59.622 January | 2.9× |
| PoznańGreater Poland, Poland | 3 | 57.220 January | 2.9× |
| TrbovljeMunicipality of Trbovlje, Slovenia | 2 | 55.121 January | 2.9× |
| Zagorje ob SaviMunicipality of Zagorje ob Savi, Slovenia | 3 | 55.021 January | 2.9× |
| NitraNitra Region, Slovakia | 2 | 45.317 January | 2.9× |
| MulhouseGrand Est, France | 2 | 39.120 January | 2.9× |
| SofiaSofia-Capital, Bulgaria | 3 | 38.621 January | 2.9× |
| HandlováTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 4 | 37.314 January | 2.9× |
| IzegemFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 37.220 January | 2.9× |
| MühlhausenThuringia, Germany | 3 | 37.122 January | 2.9× |
| BambergBavaria, Germany | 3 | 35.521 January | 2.9× |
| BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia | 2 | 35.417 January | 2.9× |
| RiedstadtHesse, Germany | 4 | 34.720 January | 2.9× |
| ReutlingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 34.620 January | 2.9× |
| HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 33.820 January | 2.9× |
| GießenHesse, Germany | 3 | 33.521 January | 2.9× |
| HasseltFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 32.521 January | 2.9× |
| CoulommiersÎle-de-France, France | 3 | 31.917 January | 2.9× |
| LopikUtrecht, The Netherlands | 3 | 31.920 January | 2.9× |
| Blankenfelde-MahlowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 31.620 January | 2.9× |
| DenainHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 30.521 January | 2.9× |
| BernBern, Switzerland | 3 | 30.019 January | 2.9× |
| WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 29.321 January | 2.9× |
| OsnabrückLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 29.221 January | 2.9× |
| KaiserslauternRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 2 | 26.822 January | 2.9× |
| EisenachThuringia, Germany | 1 | 26.021 January | 2.9× |
| NeuruppinBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 25.620 January | 2.9× |
| BarthMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 1 | 25.520 January | 2.9× |
| NišCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 139.021 January | 2.8× |
| SevlievoGabrovo, Bulgaria | 3 | 61.322 January | 2.8× |
| ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia, Greece | 3 | 58.222 January | 2.8× |
| MariborUrban Municipality of Maribor, Slovenia | 2 | 55.021 January | 2.8× |
| JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 51.819 January | 2.8× |
| Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 44.317 January | 2.8× |
| BardejovPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 43.417 January | 2.8× |
| MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 1 | 38.620 January | 2.8× |
| GdańskPomerania, Poland | 2 | 38.421 January | 2.8× |
| KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 35.221 January | 2.8× |
| SulzbachHesse, Germany | 3 | 35.120 January | 2.8× |
| BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 33.319 January | 2.8× |
| Rüsselsheim am MainHesse, Germany | 3 | 33.220 January | 2.8× |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 31.919 January | 2.8× |
| NurembergBavaria, Germany | 1 | 31.621 January | 2.8× |
| GreizThuringia, Germany | 1 | 31.319 January | 2.8× |
| WürzburgBavaria, Germany | 2 | 31.120 January | 2.8× |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 29.420 January | 2.8× |
| BaselBasel-City, Switzerland | 2 | 29.119 January | 2.8× |
| LörrachBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 29.019 January | 2.8× |
| AarschotFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 28.121 January | 2.8× |
| WeimarThuringia, Germany | 1 | 27.721 January | 2.8× |
| JülichNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 26.720 January | 2.8× |
| TitzNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 25.819 January | 2.8× |
| Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 4 | 80.922 January | 2.7× |
| ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 2 | 76.022 January | 2.7× |
| KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland | 1 | 66.019 January | 2.7× |
| HaskovoHaskovo, Bulgaria | 3 | 58.822 January | 2.7× |
| LjubljanaLjubljana, Slovenia | 2 | 55.122 January | 2.7× |
| CiechanówMazovia, Poland | 2 | 54.321 January | 2.7× |
| Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland | 2 | 53.522 January | 2.7× |
| BaloteştiIlfov, Romania | 3 | 47.721 January | 2.7× |
| MeylanAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 44.720 January | 2.7× |
| CrollesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 3 | 44.720 January | 2.7× |
| GoriziaFriuli Venezia Giulia, Italy | 1 | 44.622 January | 2.7× |
| Nova GoricaUrban Municipality of Nova Gorica, Slovenia | 1 | 44.622 January | 2.7× |
| GrenobleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 40.919 January | 2.7× |
| SuwałkiPodlasie, Poland | 1 | 38.622 January | 2.7× |
| WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 2 | 38.521 January | 2.7× |
| DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 37.421 January | 2.7× |
| AnnemasseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 4 | 35.320 January | 2.7× |
| SenecBratislava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 33.917 January | 2.7× |
| Hanau am MainHesse, Germany | 2 | 33.021 January | 2.7× |
| AlbertvilleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 2 | 31.818 January | 2.7× |
| AnsbachBavaria, Germany | 2 | 31.521 January | 2.7× |
| LunterenGelderland, The Netherlands | 3 | 29.919 January | 2.7× |
| RouenNormandy, France | 3 | 29.122 January | 2.7× |
| VenloLimburg, The Netherlands | 3 | 28.419 January | 2.7× |
| NettetalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 28.419 January | 2.7× |
| KaldenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 28.419 January | 2.7× |
| LudwigsburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 28.119 January | 2.7× |
| FuldaHesse, Germany | 1 | 28.021 January | 2.7× |
| FriesoytheLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 27.221 January | 2.7× |
| ZürichZurich, Switzerland | 2 | 26.819 January | 2.7× |
| VannesBrittany, France | 1 | 26.718 January | 2.7× |
| NiederzierNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 26.720 January | 2.7× |
| AschaffenburgBavaria, Germany | 1 | 26.720 January | 2.7× |
| SchwerteNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 26.419 January | 2.7× |
| Bourg-en-BresseAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 1 | 26.120 January | 2.7× |
| DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 72.619 January | 2.6× |
| BrzegOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 2 | 64.518 January | 2.6× |
| RipanjCentral Serbia, Serbia | 3 | 62.422 January | 2.6× |
| CeljeUrban Municipality of Celje, Slovenia | 3 | 59.921 January | 2.6× |
| RadomMazovia, Poland | 3 | 53.522 January | 2.6× |
| KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia | 2 | 48.517 January | 2.6× |
| TrebišovKošice Region, Slovakia | 1 | 47.217 January | 2.6× |
| SiedlceMazovia, Poland | 3 | 45.421 January | 2.6× |
| GdyniaPomerania, Poland | 2 | 41.920 January | 2.6× |
| BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 2 | 40.921 January | 2.6× |
| Banská BystricaBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 2 | 40.322 January | 2.6× |
| IngolstadtBavaria, Germany | 3 | 38.020 January | 2.6× |
| TrnavaTrnava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 37.617 January | 2.6× |
| SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 2 | 35.122 January | 2.6× |
| Žiar nad HronomBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 2 | 34.922 January | 2.6× |
| NeubrandenburgMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 1 | 33.520 January | 2.6× |
| HouthalenFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 32.721 January | 2.6× |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 32.419 January | 2.6× |
| UlmBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 32.020 January | 2.6× |
| WeselNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 30.621 January | 2.6× |
| MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 30.621 January | 2.6× |
| DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 29.521 January | 2.6× |
| Marburg an der LahnHesse, Germany | 3 | 29.421 January | 2.6× |
| NordhausenThuringia, Germany | 2 | 29.321 January | 2.6× |
| OldenburgLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 29.221 January | 2.6× |
| BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 27.921 January | 2.6× |
| KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 27.820 January | 2.6× |
| BöselLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 27.221 January | 2.6× |
| AalenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 25.719 January | 2.6× |
| SallanchesAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 2 | 56.020 January | 2.5× |
| PassyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 2 | 56.020 January | 2.5× |
| Chorvátsky Grob - Čierna VodaBratislava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 36.617 January | 2.5× |
| Neuenburg am RheinBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 34.919 January | 2.5× |
| Bad KreuznachRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 2 | 33.122 January | 2.5× |
| StuttgartBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 32.021 January | 2.5× |
| KoperUrban Municipality of Koper, Slovenia | 2 | 30.322 January | 2.5× |
| Bernau bei BerlinBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 29.120 January | 2.5× |
| NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 2 | 28.521 January | 2.5× |
| MichelstadtHesse, Germany | 3 | 28.020 January | 2.5× |
| Limburg an der LahnHesse, Germany | 3 | 27.321 January | 2.5× |
| LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 27.020 January | 2.5× |
| BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 71.022 January | 2.4× |
| WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 1 | 58.420 January | 2.4× |
| KranjUrban Municipality of Kranj, Slovenia | 4 | 54.922 January | 2.4× |
| Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania | 1 | 54.216 January | 2.4× |
| SzczytnaLower Silesia, Poland | 2 | 48.519 January | 2.4× |
| MahlowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 36.920 January | 2.4× |
| BerlinState of Berlin, Germany | 1 | 32.820 January | 2.4× |
| TeltowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 31.420 January | 2.4× |
| WaalreNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 3 | 30.921 January | 2.4× |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 30.221 January | 2.4× |
| TilburgNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 4 | 29.821 January | 2.4× |
| LunévilleGrand Est, France | 2 | 29.220 January | 2.4× |
| TrierRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 28.621 January | 2.4× |
| NauenBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 28.420 January | 2.4× |
| KasselHesse, Germany | 2 | 28.321 January | 2.4× |
| Neu-UlmBavaria, Germany | 2 | 27.721 January | 2.4× |
| GroßostheimBavaria, Germany | 2 | 26.620 January | 2.4× |
| ElsenfeldBavaria, Germany | 2 | 26.620 January | 2.4× |
| WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 25.420 January | 2.4× |
| Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 198.021 January | 2.3× |
| UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 122.021 January | 2.3× |
| HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 41.317 January | 2.3× |
| TarbesOccitanie, France | 1 | 35.219 January | 2.3× |
| PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 3 | 33.722 January | 2.3× |
| WetzlarHesse, Germany | 1 | 33.421 January | 2.3× |
| TübingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 33.120 January | 2.3× |
| SzegedCsongrád, Hungary | 1 | 32.816 January | 2.3× |
| SereďTrnava Region, Slovakia | 1 | 32.717 January | 2.3× |
| PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 3 | 32.315 January | 2.3× |
| WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 32.321 January | 2.3× |
| EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 3 | 30.921 January | 2.3× |
| FürstenbergBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 29.420 January | 2.3× |
| SinnersdorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 27.320 January | 2.3× |
| PulheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 27.320 January | 2.3× |
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 7 of 53 episodes in Germany and France since our records began, by cities reached.
- Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025628
- Europe, January and February 2026625
- Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025619
- Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025553
- Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026532
- Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024519
- Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025446
- Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026430
- Europe, March 2025401
- Europe, November 2024365
- Europe, February and March 2024303
- Europe, March and April 2024282
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 53.
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SmogRank, Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025: 446 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 14 to 24 January 2025, smogrank.com/episodes/2025-01-germany-france-and-19-more-countries (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. Fire detections from NASA FIRMS; smoke maps from NOAA HMS.