Central Europe, March 2025
For 12 days, from 19 to 30 March 2025, 333 cities in Germany, Poland, Belgium and 15 more countries had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Kikinda, Vojvodina, Serbia: 83.1 µg/m³ on 20 March, about 3.6× its usual 22.9.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| AndenneWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 42.825 March | 8.2× |
| CharleroiWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 44.025 March | 7.6× |
| TournaiWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 41.425 March | 7.4× |
| NamurWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 42.825 March | 7.4× |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 51.025 March | 7.3× |
| BirminghamEngland, United Kingdom | 4 | 48.524 March | 7.2× |
| Flémalle-HauteWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 37.625 March | 7.2× |
| MonsWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 48.325 March | 7.2× |
| MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 48.525 March | 7.0× |
| AarschotFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 52.025 March | 6.9× |
| ZaventemFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 53.325 March | 6.9× |
| KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 52.625 March | 6.9× |
| RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 46.125 March | 6.9× |
| Marche-en-FamenneWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 34.325 March | 6.9× |
| LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 48.325 March | 6.8× |
| HeerlenLimburg, The Netherlands | 1 | 37.125 March | 6.7× |
| BrusselsBrussels Capital, Belgium | 1 | 49.925 March | 6.7× |
| HasseltFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 54.025 March | 6.7× |
| SoestNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 48.925 March | 6.6× |
| BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 48.925 March | 6.6× |
| MolFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 47.925 March | 6.4× |
| LiègeWallonia, Belgium | 1 | 42.125 March | 6.4× |
| DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 49.525 March | 6.3× |
| GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 55.825 March | 6.3× |
| JüchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 46.725 March | 6.3× |
| MaldegemFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 53.825 March | 6.3× |
| HouthalenFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 57.125 March | 6.2× |
| WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 48.225 March | 6.2× |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 55.125 March | 6.1× |
| WillebroekFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 44.725 March | 5.9× |
| EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 50.525 March | 5.9× |
| JülichNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 48.425 March | 5.8× |
| RixensartWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 47.825 March | 5.8× |
| VenloLimburg, The Netherlands | 2 | 46.825 March | 5.8× |
| GentFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 47.725 March | 5.7× |
| SchwerteNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 44.825 March | 5.7× |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 49.325 March | 5.7× |
| MenenFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 55.325 March | 5.7× |
| MechelenFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 47.125 March | 5.7× |
| LochristiFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 50.825 March | 5.6× |
| RidderkerkSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 38.925 March | 5.6× |
| BeverenFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 45.625 March | 5.6× |
| VenrayLimburg, The Netherlands | 2 | 38.225 March | 5.6× |
| BexleyEngland, United Kingdom | 4 | 41.024 March | 5.6× |
| AntwerpFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 47.625 March | 5.6× |
| LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 39.425 March | 5.5× |
| DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 47.625 March | 5.5× |
| KortrijkFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 49.525 March | 5.5× |
| KapellenFlanders, Belgium | 1 | 43.225 March | 5.5× |
| StabroekFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 43.925 March | 5.4× |
| KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 42.125 March | 5.4× |
| PulheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 48.225 March | 5.4× |
| 's-GravenzandeSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 40.425 March | 5.3× |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 47.225 March | 5.3× |
| ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 43.725 March | 5.3× |
| SpijkenisseSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 37.325 March | 5.3× |
| MaassluisSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 35.725 March | 5.3× |
| KoblenzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 44.625 March | 5.2× |
| AachenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 39.325 March | 5.2× |
| VelserbroekNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 35.024 March | 5.2× |
| RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 37.325 March | 5.2× |
| BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 49.425 March | 5.1× |
| BéthuneHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 50.925 March | 5.1× |
| WilhelmshavenLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 37.021 March | 5.1× |
| KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 50.725 March | 5.1× |
| FontainebleauÎle-de-France, France | 1 | 33.725 March | 5.1× |
| ÉtampesÎle-de-France, France | 1 | 34.625 March | 5.1× |
| DenainHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 49.025 March | 5.1× |
| NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 48.625 March | 5.0× |
| DouaiHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 46.925 March | 5.0× |
| RoeselareFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 49.325 March | 5.0× |
| WeselNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 37.225 March | 5.0× |
| MedemblikNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 35.724 March | 5.0× |
| Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 39.925 March | 4.9× |
| IzegemFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 52.625 March | 4.9× |
| ValenciennesHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 51.525 March | 4.9× |
| CaenNormandy, France | 1 | 34.025 March | 4.9× |
| AmiensHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 42.025 March | 4.8× |
| ReimsGrand Est, France | 2 | 38.425 March | 4.8× |
| WitzenhausenHesse, Germany | 1 | 32.525 March | 4.8× |
| WarsteinNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 40.825 March | 4.7× |
| RoubaixHauts-de-France, France | 3 | 48.225 March | 4.7× |
| DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 44.425 March | 4.7× |
| BorkenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 38.525 March | 4.7× |
| HalberstadtSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 37.525 March | 4.7× |
| SalzgitterLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 33.225 March | 4.7× |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 49.525 March | 4.7× |
| KöthenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 37.725 March | 4.7× |
| EvergemFlanders, Belgium | 2 | 42.125 March | 4.6× |
| LondonEngland, United Kingdom | 3 | 34.924 March | 4.6× |
| GoslarLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 28.025 March | 4.6× |
| MalmöSkåne, Sweden | 1 | 33.925 March | 4.6× |
| OytenLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 29.324 March | 4.6× |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 49.025 March | 4.5× |
| BredaNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 2 | 33.525 March | 4.5× |
| RambouilletÎle-de-France, France | 1 | 33.325 March | 4.5× |
| KielSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 2 | 33.821 March | 4.4× |
| PurmerendNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 1 | 28.824 March | 4.4× |
| Le HavreNormandy, France | 2 | 36.325 March | 4.4× |
| CherbourgNormandy, France | 2 | 37.424 March | 4.4× |
| EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 2 | 38.725 March | 4.4× |
| MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 37.825 March | 4.4× |
| RintelnLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 31.625 March | 4.4× |
| TilburgNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 1 | 38.325 March | 4.4× |
| BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 35.525 March | 4.3× |
| AmsterdamNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 31.624 March | 4.3× |
| DomontÎle-de-France, France | 1 | 30.325 March | 4.3× |
| Limburg an der LahnHesse, Germany | 1 | 38.325 March | 4.3× |
| FlensburgSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 4 | 32.220 March | 4.3× |
| HillegomSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 31.124 March | 4.3× |
| DunkirkHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 45.525 March | 4.3× |
| BremerhavenBremen, Germany | 3 | 30.621 March | 4.3× |
| ParisÎle-de-France, France | 1 | 36.525 March | 4.2× |
| BogatyniaLower Silesia, Poland | 2 | 34.624 March | 4.2× |
| BadhoevedorpNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 34.024 March | 4.2× |
| GroningenGroningen, The Netherlands | 3 | 29.724 March | 4.2× |
| UslarLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 31.225 March | 4.2× |
| MaarssenUtrecht, The Netherlands | 2 | 34.524 March | 4.2× |
| BraunschweigLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 32.025 March | 4.2× |
| FriesoytheLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 33.624 March | 4.1× |
| WittenbergeBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 31.125 March | 4.1× |
| SchwerinMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 2 | 40.225 March | 4.1× |
| WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 38.125 March | 4.1× |
| BremenBremen, Germany | 1 | 33.124 March | 4.1× |
| ÉvreuxNormandy, France | 1 | 30.225 March | 4.1× |
| CuxhavenLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 34.321 March | 4.1× |
| The HagueSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 31.425 March | 4.1× |
| AltenburgThuringia, Germany | 2 | 36.325 March | 4.1× |
| MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 39.525 March | 4.1× |
| LübeckSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 3 | 30.024 March | 4.1× |
| KlaipėdaKlaipėda County, Lithuania | 1 | 34.030 March | 4.1× |
| WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 2 | 37.224 March | 4.1× |
| ZaanstadNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 28.625 March | 4.1× |
| ItzehoeSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 2 | 30.921 March | 4.1× |
| DublinLeinster, Ireland | 1 | 26.720 March | 4.0× |
| OldenburgLower Saxony, Germany | 5 | 36.024 March | 4.0× |
| DieppeNormandy, France | 2 | 36.625 March | 4.0× |
| DelmenhorstLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 30.924 March | 4.0× |
| EmdenLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 34.521 March | 4.0× |
| GraysEngland, United Kingdom | 3 | 34.224 March | 4.0× |
| HannoverLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 31.425 March | 4.0× |
| WiesbadenHesse, Germany | 1 | 31.025 March | 4.0× |
| KaunasKaunas, Lithuania | 2 | 36.129 March | 4.0× |
| EnschedeOverijssel, The Netherlands | 1 | 26.525 March | 4.0× |
| RouenNormandy, France | 2 | 32.625 March | 3.9× |
| NauenBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 33.325 March | 3.9× |
| BernburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 6 | 46.125 March | 3.9× |
| Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 36.725 March | 3.9× |
| UtrechtUtrecht, The Netherlands | 2 | 27.324 March | 3.9× |
| Hansestadt SalzwedelSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 31.225 March | 3.9× |
| Burg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 1 | 30.625 March | 3.9× |
| Saint HelierSt Helier, Jersey | 1 | 39.124 March | 3.9× |
| ZamośćLublin, Poland | 4 | 71.622 March | 3.9× |
| GöttingenLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 29.725 March | 3.9× |
| NijmegenGelderland, The Netherlands | 1 | 28.925 March | 3.9× |
| Dún LaoghaireLeinster, Ireland | 1 | 28.320 March | 3.8× |
| LingenLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 26.325 March | 3.8× |
| GüstrowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 2 | 34.525 March | 3.8× |
| OsnabrückLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 30.725 March | 3.8× |
| BarneveldGelderland, The Netherlands | 2 | 26.925 March | 3.8× |
| KasselHesse, Germany | 2 | 36.325 March | 3.8× |
| StendalSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 37.425 March | 3.8× |
| Boulogne-sur-MerHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 42.925 March | 3.8× |
| BrestBrittany, France | 1 | 29.924 March | 3.7× |
| WolfsburgLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 32.525 March | 3.7× |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 27.725 March | 3.7× |
| LouviersNormandy, France | 1 | 32.125 March | 3.7× |
| Bad WildungenHesse, Germany | 1 | 28.025 March | 3.7× |
| StralsundMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 1 | 32.525 March | 3.7× |
| AugustówPodlasie, Poland | 3 | 62.420 March | 3.6× |
| OpavaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 2 | 39.429 March | 3.6× |
| Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 30.925 March | 3.6× |
| KikindaVojvodina, Serbia | 1 | 83.120 March | 3.6× |
| NeubrandenburgMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 2 | 41.025 March | 3.6× |
| WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 38.425 March | 3.6× |
| WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 37.325 March | 3.6× |
| VannesBrittany, France | 1 | 28.125 March | 3.6× |
| VentspilsVentspils, Latvia | 3 | 32.930 March | 3.6× |
| Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 2 | 35.725 March | 3.6× |
| LubnjowBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 25.322 March | 3.6× |
| PotsdamBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 29.225 March | 3.6× |
| HildesheimLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 29.825 March | 3.5× |
| MerseburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 39.525 March | 3.5× |
| WalsrodeLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 31.624 March | 3.5× |
| MainzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 32.325 March | 3.5× |
| IJsselsteinUtrecht, The Netherlands | 2 | 29.824 March | 3.5× |
| LiberecLiberec Region, Czechia | 2 | 36.924 March | 3.5× |
| VisbyGotland, Sweden | 2 | 29.925 March | 3.5× |
| KarvináMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 2 | 40.329 March | 3.5× |
| CreilHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 28.927 March | 3.4× |
| RennesBrittany, France | 1 | 27.625 March | 3.4× |
| ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 4 | 48.021 March | 3.4× |
| HamburgHamburg, Germany | 3 | 34.724 March | 3.4× |
| Velsen-ZuidNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 2 | 30.924 March | 3.4× |
| Schwedt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 2 | 28.425 March | 3.4× |
| SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 31.925 March | 3.4× |
| BuxtehudeLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 33.624 March | 3.3× |
| CottbusBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 28.425 March | 3.3× |
| Rüsselsheim am MainHesse, Germany | 1 | 26.725 March | 3.3× |
| RostockMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 2 | 32.225 March | 3.3× |
| NeuruppinBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 26.625 March | 3.3× |
| OtwockMazovia, Poland | 5 | 69.525 March | 3.3× |
| KleinmachnowBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 25.525 March | 3.3× |
| CalaisHauts-de-France, France | 1 | 30.520 March | 3.2× |
| TepliceÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 1 | 36.924 March | 3.2× |
| NeuenhagenBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 26.225 March | 3.2× |
| ŚwinoujścieWest Pomerania, Poland | 1 | 30.425 March | 3.2× |
| TřinecMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 2 | 34.229 March | 3.2× |
| Frýdek-MístekMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 2 | 37.429 March | 3.2× |
| Valašské MeziříčíZlín, Czechia | 1 | 34.430 March | 3.2× |
| LüneburgLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 29.825 March | 3.2× |
| DuderstadtLower Saxony, Germany | 1 | 28.025 March | 3.2× |
| SchiedamSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 1 | 30.524 March | 3.2× |
| PilsenPlzeň Region, Czechia | 1 | 26.929 March | 3.2× |
| KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland | 8 | 63.723 March | 3.1× |
| WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 32.325 March | 3.1× |
| WeimarThuringia, Germany | 2 | 25.623 March | 3.1× |
| OstravaMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 2 | 36.029 March | 3.1× |
| HalstenbekSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 3 | 32.724 March | 3.1× |
| PančevoVojvodina, Serbia | 2 | 67.520 March | 3.1× |
| PraguePrague, Czechia | 2 | 30.629 March | 3.1× |
| Blankenfelde-MahlowBrandenburg, Germany | 2 | 26.125 March | 3.0× |
| EisenhüttenstadtBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 26.129 March | 3.0× |
| Königs WusterhausenBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 27.325 March | 3.0× |
| TeltowBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 34.125 March | 3.0× |
| MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 28.925 March | 3.0× |
| SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia | 3 | 60.821 March | 3.0× |
| BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 4 | 46.621 March | 3.0× |
| DessauSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 34.124 March | 3.0× |
| BerlinState of Berlin, Germany | 4 | 34.725 March | 2.9× |
| MostÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 1 | 32.624 March | 2.9× |
| Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 32.225 March | 2.9× |
| Mladá BoleslavCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 2 | 35.724 March | 2.9× |
| Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 1 | 31.324 March | 2.9× |
| LitvínovÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 1 | 33.524 March | 2.9× |
| Hradec KrálovéHradec Králové Region, Czechia | 1 | 39.524 March | 2.9× |
| KladnoCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 2 | 27.429 March | 2.9× |
| GreizThuringia, Germany | 2 | 28.024 March | 2.9× |
| LampertheimHesse, Germany | 1 | 25.725 March | 2.9× |
| Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 36.826 March | 2.9× |
| KadaňÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 1 | 27.824 March | 2.8× |
| SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland | 5 | 41.325 March | 2.8× |
| LublinLublin, Poland | 3 | 54.222 March | 2.8× |
| NorthamptonEngland, United Kingdom | 1 | 27.824 March | 2.8× |
| PopradPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 25.227 March | 2.8× |
| Český TěšínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 2 | 34.029 March | 2.8× |
| DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland | 3 | 52.222 March | 2.8× |
| CiechanówMazovia, Poland | 4 | 41.621 March | 2.8× |
| HavířovMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 2 | 37.129 March | 2.7× |
| Frankfurt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 1 | 26.125 March | 2.7× |
| PoznańGreater Poland, Poland | 6 | 47.820 March | 2.7× |
| SuboticaVojvodina, Serbia | 1 | 53.719 March | 2.7× |
| ČadcaŽilina Region, Slovakia | 1 | 38.230 March | 2.7× |
| StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 1 | 48.722 March | 2.7× |
| HraniceOlomouc Region, Czechia | 2 | 33.529 March | 2.7× |
| GeraThuringia, Germany | 2 | 28.724 March | 2.7× |
| LiepājaLiepaja, Latvia | 2 | 32.430 March | 2.7× |
| Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland | 3 | 30.524 March | 2.7× |
| WetzlarHesse, Germany | 1 | 25.325 March | 2.7× |
| KrosnoSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 27.927 March | 2.7× |
| KołobrzegWest Pomerania, Poland | 1 | 35.325 March | 2.7× |
| ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 3 | 35.425 March | 2.6× |
| CodleaBrașov County, Romania | 2 | 38.221 March | 2.6× |
| RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland | 4 | 46.822 March | 2.6× |
| WawerMazovia, Poland | 5 | 40.420 March | 2.6× |
| GdańskPomerania, Poland | 4 | 36.329 March | 2.6× |
| JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland | 5 | 40.722 March | 2.6× |
| BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 1 | 31.129 March | 2.6× |
| Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland | 3 | 34.729 March | 2.6× |
| HodonínSouth Moravian, Czechia | 1 | 27.62 April | 2.6× |
| HandlováTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 1 | 25.027 March | 2.6× |
| KielceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 1 | 52.520 March | 2.6× |
| OranienburgBrandenburg, Germany | 1 | 29.325 March | 2.6× |
| Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland | 4 | 55.120 March | 2.6× |
| Bielsko-BialaSilesia, Poland | 3 | 42.318 March | 2.5× |
| Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland | 3 | 45.620 March | 2.5× |
| PruszkówMazovia, Poland | 4 | 43.225 March | 2.5× |
| ŁódźŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 42.926 March | 2.5× |
| RadomMazovia, Poland | 3 | 45.916 March | 2.5× |
| WarsawMazovia, Poland | 4 | 36.526 March | 2.5× |
| TarnówLesser Poland, Poland | 2 | 32.530 March | 2.5× |
| ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 3 | 43.225 March | 2.5× |
| NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia | 2 | 81.420 March | 2.5× |
| NitraNitra Region, Slovakia | 1 | 27.227 March | 2.5× |
| PassauBavaria, Germany | 1 | 25.229 March | 2.5× |
| MartinŽilina Region, Slovakia | 2 | 32.930 March | 2.5× |
| ZemunCentral Serbia, Serbia | 2 | 55.420 March | 2.5× |
| LazarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 63.721 March | 2.4× |
| KrotoszynGreater Poland, Poland | 1 | 64.521 March | 2.4× |
| OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 34.126 March | 2.4× |
| Skarżysko-KamiennaŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland | 2 | 46.921 March | 2.4× |
| PartizánskeTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 1 | 26.827 March | 2.4× |
| ŠabacCentral Serbia, Serbia | 3 | 74.320 March | 2.4× |
| ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 53.120 March | 2.4× |
| Konstancin-JeziornaMazovia, Poland | 4 | 35.026 March | 2.4× |
| OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 2 | 28.525 March | 2.4× |
| KatowiceSilesia, Poland | 1 | 42.726 March | 2.4× |
| LegionowoMazovia, Poland | 2 | 41.025 March | 2.4× |
| PłockMazovia, Poland | 1 | 32.525 March | 2.3× |
| PrzemyślSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 31.322 March | 2.3× |
| Tomaszów LubelskiLublin, Poland | 2 | 40.126 March | 2.3× |
| PezinokBratislava Region, Slovakia | 2 | 27.227 March | 2.3× |
| BohumínMoravian-Silesian Region, Czechia | 1 | 28.529 March | 2.3× |
| GdyniaPomerania, Poland | 3 | 33.029 March | 2.3× |
| SiedlceMazovia, Poland | 3 | 42.521 March | 2.3× |
| PardubicePardubice Region, Czechia | 1 | 27.824 March | 2.3× |
| NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 35.320 March | 2.3× |
| ŽilinaŽilina Region, Slovakia | 1 | 31.030 March | 2.3× |
| KomárnoNitra Region, Slovakia | 1 | 27.327 March | 2.3× |
| PrievidzaTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 1 | 26.527 March | 2.2× |
| BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia | 2 | 43.721 March | 2.2× |
| StodůlkyPrague, Czechia | 2 | 49.324 March | 2.2× |
| Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 29.027 March | 2.2× |
| MielecSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 32.126 March | 2.2× |
| KościerzynaPomerania, Poland | 3 | 37.020 March | 2.2× |
| PristinaPristina, Kosovo | 1 | 25.020 March | 2.2× |
| SuwałkiPodlasie, Poland | 1 | 29.020 March | 2.2× |
| WrocławLower Silesia, Poland | 1 | 34.229 March | 2.2× |
| ŻaryLubusz, Poland | 1 | 25.724 March | 2.2× |
| BiałystokPodlasie, Poland | 3 | 33.421 March | 2.2× |
| DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 1 | 35.124 March | 2.2× |
| BytówPomerania, Poland | 1 | 27.824 March | 2.2× |
| OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia | 3 | 30.820 March | 2.1× |
| ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland | 4 | 37.021 March | 2.1× |
| DejCluj County, Romania | 1 | 45.721 March | 2.1× |
| LučenecBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 1 | 33.721 March | 2.1× |
| NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary | 1 | 26.827 March | 2.1× |
| RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland | 1 | 44.321 March | 2.1× |
| BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 31.419 March | 2.1× |
| PúchovTrenčín Region, Slovakia | 1 | 28.930 March | 2.1× |
| Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland | 2 | 42.626 March | 2.0× |
| WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 4 | 48.220 March | 2.0× |
| HumennéPrešov Region, Slovakia | 1 | 29.127 March | 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 Germany and Poland
Number 9 of 42 episodes in Germany and Poland since our records began, by cities reached.
- Central Europe, February 2023604
- Central Europe, February and March 2025513
- Central Europe, February 2025503
- Central Europe, January and February 2026498
- Central Europe, March 2025458
- Central Europe, March 2026442
- Central Europe, January 2025383
- Central Europe, March 2026361
- Central Europe, March 2025333
- Central Europe, December 2025 to January 2026170
- Eastern Europe, January 2025123
- Eastern Europe, December 2025118
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 42.
Use this page
SmogRank, Central Europe, March 2025: 333 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 19 to 30 March 2025, smogrank.com/episodes/2025-03-central-europe-2 (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.