Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025
For 11 days, from 3 to 13 March 2025, 463 cities in Germany, Poland, France and 24 more countries had PM2.5 at least twice their usual for the time of year. The worst reading was Negotin, Central Serbia, Serbia: 152.0 µg/m³ on 10 March, about 2.6× its usual 58.6.
Day by day
How it spread
Every city it reached
| City | Days | Highest | Above usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| KaunasKaunas, Lithuania | 6 | 122.48 March | 12× |
| BexleyEngland, United Kingdom | 6 | 70.010 March | 10× |
| KlaipėdaKlaipėda County, Lithuania | 5 | 76.49 March | 9.9× |
| BirminghamEngland, United Kingdom | 6 | 63.310 March | 9.4× |
| KoksijdeFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 60.410 March | 8.2× |
| LondonEngland, United Kingdom | 5 | 64.510 March | 8.0× |
| VilniusVilnius, Lithuania | 5 | 82.112 March | 7.8× |
| DagenhamEngland, United Kingdom | 1 | 38.010 March | 7.6× |
| TournaiWallonia, Belgium | 3 | 40.410 March | 7.3× |
| Flémalle-HauteWallonia, Belgium | 3 | 35.510 March | 6.7× |
| DunkirkHauts-de-France, France | 4 | 64.010 March | 6.5× |
| CherbourgNormandy, France | 2 | 45.35 March | 6.5× |
| RoeselareFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 58.510 March | 6.4× |
| KöthenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 57.710 March | 6.3× |
| HalberstadtSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 56.011 March | 6.2× |
| KortrijkFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 51.210 March | 6.2× |
| WitzenhausenHesse, Germany | 3 | 41.410 March | 6.2× |
| NetphenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 35.311 March | 6.2× |
| MenenFlanders, Belgium | 6 | 57.710 March | 6.1× |
| GraysEngland, United Kingdom | 5 | 54.510 March | 6.1× |
| Le HavreNormandy, France | 2 | 51.45 March | 6.1× |
| GoslarLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 39.311 March | 6.1× |
| PurmerendNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 50.55 March | 6.0× |
| GentFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 50.010 March | 6.0× |
| SalzgitterLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 48.111 March | 6.0× |
| LübeckSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 5 | 47.610 March | 6.0× |
| The HagueSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 6 | 47.34 March | 6.0× |
| CaenNormandy, France | 2 | 40.65 March | 6.0× |
| HannoverLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 55.010 March | 5.9× |
| BraunschweigLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 53.510 March | 5.9× |
| PraguePrague, Czechia | 4 | 75.67 March | 5.8× |
| WeißenfelsSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 56.610 March | 5.8× |
| Boulogne-sur-MerHauts-de-France, France | 3 | 52.55 March | 5.8× |
| VelserbroekNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 50.15 March | 5.8× |
| FuldaHesse, Germany | 3 | 49.710 March | 5.8× |
| BrusselsBrussels Capital, Belgium | 4 | 42.810 March | 5.8× |
| AarschotFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 41.510 March | 5.8× |
| CharleroiWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 33.110 March | 5.8× |
| MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 61.311 March | 5.7× |
| LüneburgLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 52.010 March | 5.7× |
| AltenburgThuringia, Germany | 4 | 51.710 March | 5.7× |
| GothenburgVästra Götaland, Sweden | 1 | 43.07 March | 5.7× |
| LubnjowBrandenburg, Germany | 5 | 40.811 March | 5.7× |
| LochristiFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 50.710 March | 5.6× |
| HouthalenFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 50.110 March | 5.6× |
| RotterdamSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 6 | 48.05 March | 5.6× |
| MedemblikNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 4 | 46.85 March | 5.6× |
| StrausbergBrandenburg, Germany | 4 | 45.511 March | 5.6× |
| AndenneWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 29.310 March | 5.6× |
| RidderkerkSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 47.45 March | 5.5× |
| WeimarThuringia, Germany | 4 | 46.410 March | 5.5× |
| BeverenFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 45.710 March | 5.5× |
| MaldegemFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 50.55 March | 5.4× |
| AmsterdamNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 47.45 March | 5.4× |
| JenaThuringia, Germany | 4 | 42.910 March | 5.4× |
| ErfurtThuringia, Germany | 4 | 42.510 March | 5.4× |
| BonnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 40.711 March | 5.4× |
| MonsWallonia, Belgium | 4 | 36.910 March | 5.4× |
| HamburgHamburg, Germany | 7 | 59.610 March | 5.3× |
| CalaisHauts-de-France, France | 3 | 53.05 March | 5.3× |
| 's-GravenzandeSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 51.35 March | 5.3× |
| SpijkenisseSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 47.75 March | 5.3× |
| GrimbergenFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 46.810 March | 5.3× |
| ZwijndrechtFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 43.610 March | 5.3× |
| KölnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 40.611 March | 5.3× |
| RixensartWallonia, Belgium | 4 | 37.910 March | 5.3× |
| DessauSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 5 | 69.811 March | 5.2× |
| Bitterfeld-WolfenSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 56.511 March | 5.2× |
| MaassluisSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 44.95 March | 5.2× |
| MechelenFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 42.510 March | 5.2× |
| MolFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 38.110 March | 5.2× |
| HattingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 37.611 March | 5.2× |
| WittenbergSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 6 | 68.411 March | 5.1× |
| BéthuneHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 46.15 March | 5.1× |
| FriesoytheLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 45.810 March | 5.1× |
| ZaventemFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 41.010 March | 5.1× |
| WillebroekFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 39.710 March | 5.1× |
| Dún LaoghaireLeinster, Ireland | 2 | 38.19 March | 5.1× |
| Brandenburg an der HavelBrandenburg, Germany | 4 | 50.510 March | 5.0× |
| NorthamptonEngland, United Kingdom | 3 | 50.410 March | 5.0× |
| WalsrodeLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 49.410 March | 5.0× |
| KalmarKalmar, Sweden | 2 | 44.87 March | 5.0× |
| Hansestadt SalzwedelSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 43.110 March | 5.0× |
| StabroekFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 41.310 March | 5.0× |
| ItzehoeSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 4 | 41.310 March | 5.0× |
| MalmöSkåne, Sweden | 5 | 40.78 March | 5.0× |
| BredaNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 5 | 38.74 March | 5.0× |
| HasseltFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 38.310 March | 5.0× |
| RatingenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 36.211 March | 5.0× |
| LiègeWallonia, Belgium | 3 | 31.111 March | 5.0× |
| SchwerinMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 4 | 54.710 March | 4.9× |
| OldenburgLower Saxony, Germany | 5 | 50.810 March | 4.9× |
| CottbusBrandenburg, Germany | 6 | 48.511 March | 4.9× |
| Velsen-ZuidNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 48.25 March | 4.9× |
| HildesheimLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 46.810 March | 4.9× |
| GreizThuringia, Germany | 4 | 46.810 March | 4.9× |
| ZaanstadNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 45.75 March | 4.9× |
| EvergemFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 45.510 March | 4.9× |
| NauenBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 44.810 March | 4.9× |
| AntwerpFlanders, Belgium | 4 | 42.810 March | 4.9× |
| BremerhavenBremen, Germany | 3 | 41.610 March | 4.9× |
| FalkenseeBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 41.210 March | 4.9× |
| SuhlThuringia, Germany | 4 | 40.010 March | 4.9× |
| LingenLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 38.710 March | 4.9× |
| VenrayLimburg, The Netherlands | 4 | 38.04 March | 4.9× |
| RambouilletÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 38.05 March | 4.9× |
| HillegomSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 4 | 37.910 March | 4.9× |
| LeverkusenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 37.511 March | 4.9× |
| DublinLeinster, Ireland | 1 | 34.09 March | 4.9× |
| OlivetCentre-Val de Loire, France | 1 | 33.05 March | 4.9× |
| IzegemFlanders, Belgium | 5 | 53.010 March | 4.8× |
| WolfsburgLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 52.110 March | 4.8× |
| PotsdamBrandenburg, Germany | 4 | 46.310 March | 4.8× |
| GießenHesse, Germany | 4 | 45.011 March | 4.8× |
| DenainHauts-de-France, France | 3 | 43.111 March | 4.8× |
| GroningenGroningen, The Netherlands | 4 | 39.95 March | 4.8× |
| GöttingenLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 38.511 March | 4.8× |
| ChartresCentre-Val de Loire, France | 1 | 38.15 March | 4.8× |
| Saint-QuentinHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 36.111 March | 4.8× |
| JülichNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 35.311 March | 4.8× |
| PoznańGreater Poland, Poland | 6 | 92.412 March | 4.7× |
| Halle (Saale)Saxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 48.011 March | 4.7× |
| BuxtehudeLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 47.410 March | 4.7× |
| BremenBremen, Germany | 3 | 43.010 March | 4.7× |
| FlensburgSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 6 | 42.010 March | 4.7× |
| KehlBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 40.99 March | 4.7× |
| KielSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 5 | 39.410 March | 4.7× |
| RintelnLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 39.010 March | 4.7× |
| KapellenFlanders, Belgium | 3 | 38.910 March | 4.7× |
| EnschedeOverijssel, The Netherlands | 4 | 38.44 March | 4.7× |
| SoestNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 38.211 March | 4.7× |
| ÉvreuxNormandy, France | 1 | 37.35 March | 4.7× |
| PulheimNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 36.411 March | 4.7× |
| BarneveldGelderland, The Netherlands | 4 | 36.010 March | 4.7× |
| NamurWallonia, Belgium | 2 | 27.810 March | 4.7× |
| NeubrandenburgMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 4 | 54.410 March | 4.6× |
| BielefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 47.310 March | 4.6× |
| MaarssenUtrecht, The Netherlands | 6 | 46.85 March | 4.6× |
| IJsselsteinUtrecht, The Netherlands | 4 | 40.410 March | 4.6× |
| EisenachThuringia, Germany | 4 | 36.79 March | 4.6× |
| MönchengladbachNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 32.59 March | 4.6× |
| StendalSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 58.310 March | 4.5× |
| Königs WusterhausenBrandenburg, Germany | 5 | 45.910 March | 4.5× |
| BadhoevedorpNorth Holland, The Netherlands | 3 | 45.85 March | 4.5× |
| WarsteinNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 41.411 March | 4.5× |
| WittenbergeBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 40.010 March | 4.5× |
| ValenciennesHauts-de-France, France | 3 | 39.611 March | 4.5× |
| WuppertalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 39.111 March | 4.5× |
| DieppeNormandy, France | 3 | 38.65 March | 4.5× |
| OytenLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 38.010 March | 4.5× |
| Bad WildungenHesse, Germany | 3 | 36.711 March | 4.5× |
| NijmegenGelderland, The Netherlands | 4 | 36.310 March | 4.5× |
| KleinmachnowBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 35.710 March | 4.5× |
| MeiningenThuringia, Germany | 1 | 29.710 March | 4.5× |
| MontluçonAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 1 | 28.012 March | 4.5× |
| Blankenfelde-MahlowBrandenburg, Germany | 5 | 45.610 March | 4.4× |
| EisenhüttenstadtBrandenburg, Germany | 5 | 44.311 March | 4.4× |
| MünsterNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 42.210 March | 4.4× |
| NeuwiedRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 2 | 41.711 March | 4.4× |
| DouaiHauts-de-France, France | 4 | 41.511 March | 4.4× |
| KreuzlingenThurgau, Switzerland | 3 | 41.39 March | 4.4× |
| KonstanzBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 3 | 41.39 March | 4.4× |
| UtrechtUtrecht, The Netherlands | 5 | 37.85 March | 4.4× |
| DüsseldorfNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 36.311 March | 4.4× |
| ReimsGrand Est, France | 2 | 32.211 March | 4.4× |
| KristiansandAgder, Norway | 1 | 30.57 March | 4.4× |
| FriedrichshafenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 43.69 March | 4.3× |
| WismarMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 4 | 41.510 March | 4.3× |
| RouenNormandy, France | 2 | 41.25 March | 4.3× |
| OsnabrückLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 40.810 March | 4.3× |
| Burg bei MagdeburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 3 | 40.711 March | 4.3× |
| CreilHauts-de-France, France | 2 | 39.85 March | 4.3× |
| WilhelmshavenLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 37.510 March | 4.3× |
| UslarLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 36.511 March | 4.3× |
| Marburg an der LahnHesse, Germany | 3 | 36.311 March | 4.3× |
| LüdenscheidNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 35.011 March | 4.3× |
| JüchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 33.311 March | 4.3× |
| LublinLublin, Poland | 2 | 93.98 March | 4.2× |
| AugustówPodlasie, Poland | 6 | 85.211 March | 4.2× |
| BernburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 70.211 March | 4.2× |
| Schwedt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 4 | 44.410 March | 4.2× |
| WaterfordMunster, Ireland | 1 | 43.010 March | 4.2× |
| KladnoCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 1 | 42.210 March | 4.2× |
| DortmundNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 39.711 March | 4.2× |
| GüstrowMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 3 | 39.010 March | 4.2× |
| OberhausenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 38.610 March | 4.2× |
| SaalfeldThuringia, Germany | 3 | 37.110 March | 4.2× |
| VenloLimburg, The Netherlands | 4 | 34.710 March | 4.2× |
| NettetalNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 34.710 March | 4.2× |
| DreuxCentre-Val de Loire, France | 1 | 32.15 March | 4.2× |
| CarlowLeinster, Ireland | 2 | 31.310 March | 4.2× |
| HalstenbekSchleswig-Holstein, Germany | 6 | 51.610 March | 4.1× |
| Zielona GóraLubusz, Poland | 5 | 49.911 March | 4.1× |
| SchiedamSouth Holland, The Netherlands | 4 | 46.45 March | 4.1× |
| KasselHesse, Germany | 4 | 42.410 March | 4.1× |
| WetzlarHesse, Germany | 3 | 41.811 March | 4.1× |
| NeuenhagenBrandenburg, Germany | 4 | 38.411 March | 4.1× |
| DarmstadtHesse, Germany | 2 | 32.012 March | 4.1× |
| MontargisCentre-Val de Loire, France | 1 | 31.95 March | 4.1× |
| CorkMunster, Ireland | 1 | 26.510 March | 4.1× |
| GdańskPomerania, Poland | 5 | 66.39 March | 4.0× |
| SuwałkiPodlasie, Poland | 6 | 57.512 March | 4.0× |
| Frankfurt (Oder)Brandenburg, Germany | 5 | 46.010 March | 4.0× |
| StralsundMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 6 | 42.59 March | 4.0× |
| DattelnNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 39.610 March | 4.0× |
| TilburgNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 4 | 38.84 March | 4.0× |
| DuderstadtLower Saxony, Germany | 3 | 38.711 March | 4.0× |
| Biberach an der RißBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 37.09 March | 4.0× |
| AmiensHauts-de-France, France | 3 | 35.75 March | 4.0× |
| ParisÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 35.25 March | 4.0× |
| DelmenhorstLower Saxony, Germany | 2 | 34.010 March | 4.0× |
| SchwerteNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 33.311 March | 4.0× |
| RennesBrittany, France | 1 | 33.15 March | 4.0× |
| HattersheimHesse, Germany | 4 | 32.99 March | 4.0× |
| DomontÎle-de-France, France | 1 | 26.711 March | 4.0× |
| BihaćFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 72.88 March | 3.9× |
| ŚwiecieKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 5 | 60.012 March | 3.9× |
| MerseburgSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 57.310 March | 3.9× |
| VentspilsVentspils, Latvia | 3 | 48.88 March | 3.9× |
| WernigerodeSaxony-Anhalt, Germany | 4 | 46.611 March | 3.9× |
| MostÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 3 | 43.410 March | 3.9× |
| RostockMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | 4 | 41.810 March | 3.9× |
| UnnaNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 38.911 March | 3.9× |
| SarpsborgØstfold, Norway | 1 | 37.67 March | 3.9× |
| Saint HelierSt Helier, Jersey | 3 | 35.94 March | 3.9× |
| GelsenkirchenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 35.110 March | 3.9× |
| DuisburgNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 34.910 March | 3.9× |
| BensheimHesse, Germany | 2 | 33.412 March | 3.9× |
| MüllheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 26.79 March | 3.9× |
| LiepājaLiepaja, Latvia | 4 | 64.58 March | 3.8× |
| EmdenLower Saxony, Germany | 4 | 39.810 March | 3.8× |
| NeuruppinBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 37.510 March | 3.8× |
| KrefeldNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 37.010 March | 3.8× |
| MossØstfold, Norway | 1 | 36.67 March | 3.8× |
| EindhovenNorth Brabant, The Netherlands | 4 | 36.34 March | 3.8× |
| LouviersNormandy, France | 2 | 34.05 March | 3.8× |
| BaselBasel-City, Switzerland | 1 | 30.99 March | 3.8× |
| LörrachBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 30.99 March | 3.8× |
| SokolovCarlsbad Region, Czechia | 2 | 28.610 March | 3.8× |
| BloisCentre-Val de Loire, France | 1 | 26.05 March | 3.8× |
| ToruńKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 6 | 72.812 March | 3.7× |
| EłkWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 7 | 61.312 March | 3.7× |
| ŻaryLubusz, Poland | 6 | 52.311 March | 3.7× |
| GeraThuringia, Germany | 4 | 47.910 March | 3.7× |
| KadaňÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 2 | 40.410 March | 3.7× |
| CuxhavenLower Saxony, Germany | 5 | 38.510 March | 3.7× |
| StrasbourgGrand Est, France | 4 | 38.59 March | 3.7× |
| SpeyerRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 4 | 37.012 March | 3.7× |
| Frankfurt am MainHesse, Germany | 6 | 36.79 March | 3.7× |
| FredrikstadØstfold, Norway | 1 | 36.37 March | 3.7× |
| BorkenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 4 | 34.810 March | 3.7× |
| SondershausenThuringia, Germany | 4 | 34.49 March | 3.7× |
| Rüsselsheim am MainHesse, Germany | 3 | 33.89 March | 3.7× |
| AlençonNormandy, France | 1 | 28.65 March | 3.7× |
| JarosławSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 75.38 March | 3.6× |
| BiałystokPodlasie, Poland | 6 | 60.012 March | 3.6× |
| TepliceÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 2 | 44.210 March | 3.6× |
| Bernau bei BerlinBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 41.511 March | 3.6× |
| Limburg an der LahnHesse, Germany | 2 | 35.111 March | 3.6× |
| EssenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 33.610 March | 3.6× |
| ÉpinalGrand Est, France | 1 | 33.212 March | 3.6× |
| MulhouseGrand Est, France | 2 | 32.89 March | 3.6× |
| KarlsruheBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 32.29 March | 3.6× |
| KoblenzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 2 | 30.711 March | 3.6× |
| MichelstadtHesse, Germany | 1 | 30.612 March | 3.6× |
| WeselNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 2 | 29.99 March | 3.6× |
| AachenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 1 | 27.411 March | 3.6× |
| OsloOslo, Norway | 1 | 27.17 March | 3.6× |
| BourgesCentre-Val de Loire, France | 1 | 26.212 March | 3.6× |
| KikindaVojvodina, Serbia | 6 | 97.05 March | 3.5× |
| Cluj-NapocaCluj County, Romania | 3 | 68.910 March | 3.5× |
| BydgoszczKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 6 | 65.612 March | 3.5× |
| PilsenPlzeň Region, Czechia | 2 | 39.410 March | 3.5× |
| MühlhausenThuringia, Germany | 4 | 38.310 March | 3.5× |
| MainzRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 6 | 36.99 March | 3.5× |
| NordhausenThuringia, Germany | 4 | 36.39 March | 3.5× |
| OrléansCentre-Val de Loire, France | 1 | 34.75 March | 3.5× |
| LampertheimHesse, Germany | 3 | 34.69 March | 3.5× |
| LudwigsburgBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 30.28 March | 3.5× |
| TeltowBrandenburg, Germany | 4 | 48.410 March | 3.4× |
| HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 3 | 40.311 March | 3.4× |
| BottropNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | 5 | 37.010 March | 3.4× |
| RigaRiga, Latvia | 3 | 37.08 March | 3.4× |
| VisbyGotland, Sweden | 2 | 28.98 March | 3.4× |
| GlogovacPristina, Kosovo | 2 | 28.28 March | 3.4× |
| RiedstadtHesse, Germany | 1 | 27.612 March | 3.4× |
| MetzGrand Est, France | 1 | 27.19 March | 3.4× |
| Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland | 5 | 67.910 March | 3.3× |
| SzczecinWest Pomerania, Poland | 5 | 58.210 March | 3.3× |
| BerlinState of Berlin, Germany | 3 | 48.110 March | 3.3× |
| MannheimBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 35.39 March | 3.3× |
| Hanau am MainHesse, Germany | 3 | 33.39 March | 3.3× |
| StuttgartBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 31.39 March | 3.3× |
| BambergBavaria, Germany | 3 | 30.19 March | 3.3× |
| ReutlingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 27.49 March | 3.3× |
| SiedlceMazovia, Poland | 4 | 77.38 March | 3.2× |
| ZamośćLublin, Poland | 2 | 69.78 March | 3.2× |
| CiechanówMazovia, Poland | 5 | 67.88 March | 3.2× |
| Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia | 2 | 57.97 March | 3.2× |
| GdyniaPomerania, Poland | 2 | 52.910 March | 3.2× |
| OlsztynWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 7 | 50.911 March | 3.2× |
| OranienburgBrandenburg, Germany | 3 | 48.610 March | 3.2× |
| LiberpolisCounty of Osijek-Baranja, Croatia | 3 | 42.89 March | 3.2× |
| EschbornHesse, Germany | 4 | 32.89 March | 3.2× |
| NancyGrand Est, France | 2 | 31.69 March | 3.2× |
| FilderstadtBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 27.59 March | 3.2× |
| KaiserslauternRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 26.512 March | 3.2× |
| NyíregyházaSzabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, Hungary | 4 | 66.19 March | 3.1× |
| GiżyckoWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 6 | 49.411 March | 3.1× |
| Vranov nad TopľouPrešov Region, Slovakia | 5 | 48.310 March | 3.1× |
| WormsRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 7 | 34.69 March | 3.1× |
| ŚwinoujścieWest Pomerania, Poland | 3 | 33.510 March | 3.1× |
| Bad KreuznachRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 1 | 32.09 March | 3.1× |
| WürzburgBavaria, Germany | 4 | 28.79 March | 3.1× |
| VölklingenSaarland, Germany | 1 | 26.812 March | 3.1× |
| SuboticaVojvodina, Serbia | 5 | 80.85 March | 3.0× |
| ŻyrardówMazovia, Poland | 5 | 65.68 March | 3.0× |
| DěčínÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 3 | 50.210 March | 3.0× |
| LitvínovÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 2 | 42.010 March | 3.0× |
| SzegedCsongrád, Hungary | 3 | 41.57 March | 3.0× |
| Ústí nad LabemÚstí nad Labem Region, Czechia | 2 | 40.710 March | 3.0× |
| JihlavaVysocina, Czechia | 2 | 37.59 March | 3.0× |
| HeilbronnBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 4 | 31.19 March | 3.0× |
| VarnaVarna, Bulgaria | 1 | 29.510 March | 3.0× |
| LillestrømAkershus, Norway | 1 | 29.27 March | 3.0× |
| WiesbadenHesse, Germany | 2 | 27.39 March | 3.0× |
| WieslochBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 1 | 25.59 March | 3.0× |
| HeidelbergBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 25.18 March | 3.0× |
| OtwockMazovia, Poland | 3 | 84.18 March | 2.9× |
| IstanbulIstanbul, Turkey | 1 | 73.210 March | 2.9× |
| RadomMazovia, Poland | 2 | 66.29 March | 2.9× |
| NiskoSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 64.59 March | 2.9× |
| MielecSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 63.08 March | 2.9× |
| BerounCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 1 | 44.810 March | 2.9× |
| OlomoucOlomouc Region, Czechia | 3 | 43.89 March | 2.9× |
| PristinaPristina, Kosovo | 5 | 42.05 March | 2.9× |
| SninaPrešov Region, Slovakia | 3 | 36.39 March | 2.9× |
| Kosovo PoljePristina, Kosovo | 2 | 28.59 March | 2.9× |
| NurembergBavaria, Germany | 4 | 28.39 March | 2.9× |
| WadgassenSaarland, Germany | 1 | 27.212 March | 2.9× |
| Saint-AvoldGrand Est, France | 1 | 27.212 March | 2.9× |
| UlmBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 26.99 March | 2.9× |
| AschaffenburgBavaria, Germany | 1 | 25.59 March | 2.9× |
| KruševacCentral Serbia, Serbia | 3 | 114.06 March | 2.8× |
| SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia | 3 | 72.85 March | 2.8× |
| ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia | 5 | 68.57 March | 2.8× |
| RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 64.58 March | 2.8× |
| CodleaBrașov County, Romania | 1 | 50.36 March | 2.8× |
| ElblągWarmia-Masuria, Poland | 4 | 47.611 March | 2.8× |
| GyálPest County, Hungary | 5 | 44.55 March | 2.8× |
| Mladá BoleslavCentral Bohemia, Czechia | 2 | 42.95 March | 2.8× |
| BratislavaBratislava Region, Slovakia | 2 | 36.99 March | 2.8× |
| Ludwigshafen am RheinRheinland-Pfalz, Germany | 6 | 36.15 March | 2.8× |
| IngolstadtBavaria, Germany | 5 | 31.47 March | 2.8× |
| MarktredwitzBavaria, Germany | 2 | 28.59 March | 2.8× |
| Žďár nad SázavouVysocina, Czechia | 1 | 28.59 March | 2.8× |
| ThionvilleGrand Est, France | 2 | 26.89 March | 2.8× |
| LorientBrittany, France | 1 | 25.35 March | 2.8× |
| DejCluj County, Romania | 4 | 79.610 March | 2.7× |
| PančevoVojvodina, Serbia | 3 | 74.86 March | 2.7× |
| WarsawMazovia, Poland | 6 | 54.17 March | 2.7× |
| PłockMazovia, Poland | 4 | 49.312 March | 2.7× |
| TrebišovKošice Region, Slovakia | 4 | 46.310 March | 2.7× |
| PřerovOlomouc Region, Czechia | 1 | 44.95 March | 2.7× |
| MontbéliardBourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | 4 | 31.09 March | 2.7× |
| DrammenBuskerud, Norway | 1 | 29.57 March | 2.7× |
| AugsburgBavaria, Germany | 2 | 28.18 March | 2.7× |
| TübingenBaden-Wurttemberg, Germany | 2 | 26.08 March | 2.7× |
| NegotinCentral Serbia, Serbia | 1 | 152.010 March | 2.6× |
| OpoleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 3 | 56.18 March | 2.6× |
| KościerzynaPomerania, Poland | 4 | 48.17 March | 2.6× |
| Kędzierzyn-KoźleOpole Voivodeship, Poland | 2 | 47.48 March | 2.6× |
| SulechówLubusz, Poland | 3 | 44.411 March | 2.6× |
| BucharestBucharest, Romania | 1 | 40.310 March | 2.6× |
| RēzekneRēzekne, Latvia | 3 | 39.611 March | 2.6× |
| ZnojmoSouth Moravian, Czechia | 2 | 35.79 March | 2.6× |
| CoulommiersÎle-de-France, France | 2 | 29.25 March | 2.6× |
| LiberecLiberec Region, Czechia | 2 | 27.89 March | 2.6× |
| MeyzieuAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | 1 | 25.75 March | 2.6× |
| ŠabacCentral Serbia, Serbia | 5 | 106.07 March | 2.5× |
| KaliszGreater Poland, Poland | 3 | 76.911 March | 2.5× |
| WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland | 4 | 73.57 March | 2.5× |
| KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland | 5 | 64.27 March | 2.5× |
| BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia | 4 | 56.95 March | 2.5× |
| WrocławLower Silesia, Poland | 4 | 54.48 March | 2.5× |
| PožarevacCentral Serbia, Serbia | 2 | 53.65 March | 2.5× |
| FutogVojvodina, Serbia | 2 | 49.97 March | 2.5× |
| KošiceKošice Region, Slovakia | 1 | 44.910 March | 2.5× |
| WawerMazovia, Poland | 6 | 44.77 March | 2.5× |
| Jelenia GóraLower Silesia, Poland | 3 | 44.111 March | 2.5× |
| AnsbachBavaria, Germany | 1 | 25.37 March | 2.5× |
| KraljevoCentral Serbia, Serbia | 2 | 71.77 March | 2.4× |
| DębicaSubcarpathia, Poland | 1 | 66.48 March | 2.4× |
| LegionowoMazovia, Poland | 4 | 56.78 March | 2.4× |
| TarnówLesser Poland, Poland | 2 | 48.88 March | 2.4× |
| RuseRuse, Bulgaria | 1 | 41.66 March | 2.4× |
| ZvolenBanská Bystrica Region, Slovakia | 1 | 35.69 March | 2.4× |
| JasłoSubcarpathia, Poland | 2 | 35.48 March | 2.4× |
| Sankt PöltenLower Austria, Austria | 1 | 31.86 March | 2.4× |
| KlosterneuburgLower Austria, Austria | 1 | 30.89 March | 2.4× |
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 Poland
Number 5 of 62 episodes in Germany and Poland since our records began, by cities reached.
- Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023608
- Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025517
- Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025506
- Europe, January and February 2026502
- Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025463
- Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024449
- Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026444
- Germany, France and 18 more countries, January 2025381
- Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026362
- Europe, March 2025335
- Europe, February and March 2024264
- Europe, November 2024260
Bars: cities reached; colour: the level of the episode's highest daily reading. All 62.
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SmogRank, Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025: 463 cities with PM2.5 at twice their usual or more, 3 to 13 March 2025, smogrank.com/episodes/2025-03-germany-poland-and-25-more-countries (accessed 4 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.