SmogRank / Spain / Valencia / Alicante

Alicante, month by month

Alicante has a measured daily mean on 907 days since 3 January 2023. Its worst month was July 2023, at 36 US AQI (6.5 µg/m³), 1,028th of 1,432 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was May 2024, at 7 US AQI (1.3 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 17 US AQI (3.0 µg/m³), against 18 US AQI (3.3 µg/m³) in 2023.

Every month since 2023

2026too few days for a mean (a year needs 200)70 days measured
Jan23#2,471Feb8 daysMarnoneAprnoneMay2 daysJun1 dayJulnoneAugnoneSep14#2,962Oct5 days
202517 for the year304 days measured2,675th of 2,681 in the world
Jan14#2,460Feb23#2,503Mar21 daysApr14#2,941May9#2,823Jun19 daysJul17#2,842Aug22#2,806Sep12#3,093Oct21 daysNov18#2,638Dec21#2,886
2024too few days for a mean (a year needs 257)234 days measured
Jan13#2,370Feb13#2,457Mar14 daysApr10#2,506May7#2,675Jun11#2,544Jul13 daysAugnoneSepnoneOct13 daysNov22#2,471Dec13#2,591
202318 for the year299 days measured1,346th of 1,355 in the world
Jan20 daysFeb19#1,105Mar16#898Apr11#1,613May14#1,591Jun18#1,554Jul36#1,028Aug19 daysSep11 daysOct17#1,981Nov13#2,229Dec19#2,179
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Alicante's measured days, with its place on that month's world ranking under it. A month has a mean once 70% of its days are measured, the rule the monthly rankings use; under that, the square gives the days measured. Each square opens that month's ranking with Alicante marked; each year, the year's.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Unhealthy for sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Months without a mean, and why

19 months
MonthWhy
Oct 20265 of 12 days measured; a month needs 9. The others: 4 with no readings from the monitor, 3 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours).
Aug 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 20261 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 20262 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 2026No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 20268 of 28 days measured; a month needs 20. The others: 20 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 202521 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 202519 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202521 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 202413 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 18 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 202413 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 18 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202414 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 202311 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 19 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 202319 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 202320 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 9 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.

A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.

Alicante's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rank
July 2023 366.5 µg/m³24 of 311,028thof 1,432
February 2025 234.2 µg/m³21 of 282,503rdof 2,633
January 2026 234.2 µg/m³26 of 312,471stof 2,617
August 2025 224.0 µg/m³31 of 312,806thof 2,901
November 2024 223.9 µg/m³26 of 302,471stof 2,624
December 2025 213.7 µg/m³29 of 312,886thof 3,006

Monthly means over the days measured; finished months only. World rank: its place on that month's world ranking of every city with enough days. Each month opens that ranking.

Alicante's worst days

DayUS AQI
14 Nov 2025 7823.8 µg/m³
4 Sept 2023 7119.6 µg/m³
13 Jan 2026 6918.5 µg/m³
12 Jul 2023 6416.3 µg/m³
14 Jan 2026 6416.0 µg/m³
19 Jul 2023 6215.1 µg/m³
30 Dec 2023 5712.3 µg/m³
20 Feb 2025 5612.0 µg/m³
3 Jan 2026 5611.9 µg/m³
23 Feb 2023 5611.8 µg/m³

Daily means, the highest since 3 Jan 2023; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.

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SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Alicante, Spain, 3 Jan 2023 – 9 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/es/alicante/history (accessed 13 Oct 2026).

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Updated 2026-10-13 04:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence). Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).