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Alençon, month by month

Alençon has a measured daily mean on 1,048 days since 2 January 2023. Its worst month was February 2023, at 63 US AQI (15.5 µg/m³), 308th of 1,129 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was August 2023, at 23 US AQI (4.2 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 46 US AQI (8.2 µg/m³), against 45 US AQI (8.1 µg/m³) in 2023.

Every month since 2023

202546 for the year276 days measured1,676th of 2,681 in the world
Jan21 daysFeb19 daysMar57#1,177Apr51#1,410May19 daysJun17 daysJul27#2,652Aug20 daysSep28#2,552Oct20 daysNov37#1,959Dec55#1,114
2024too few days for a mean (a year needs 257)167 days measured
Jan56#735Feb35#1,731Mar10 daysApr2 daysMay1 dayJun2 daysJul28#2,235Aug14 daysSepnoneOct12 daysNov49#1,105Dec21 days
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Alençon'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 Alençon marked; each year, the year's. A dashed square is the running month, so far.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
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

15 months
MonthWhy
Jun 202618 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 202520 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 202520 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 202517 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 13 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 202519 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 202519 of 28 days measured; a month needs 20. The others: 9 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 202521 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 202421 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 202412 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 19 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 202414 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 20242 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 20241 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 20242 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202410 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 21 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.

Alençon's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
February 2023 6315.5 µg/m³28 of 28308thof 1,129Europe, 28 February to 4 March 2023
Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
March 2025 5712.4 µg/m³24 of 311,177thof 2,862Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025
Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025
March 2026 5712.3 µg/m³31 of 311,154thof 2,971Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026
Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026
January 2024 5611.6 µg/m³29 of 31735thof 2,385Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024
December 2025 5511.1 µg/m³28 of 311,114thof 3,006–
January 2026 529.9 µg/m³22 of 311,117thof 2,617–

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.

Alençon's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
15 Feb 2023 11139.6 µg/m³Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
14 Feb 2023 10537.2 µg/m³Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
21 Mar 2026 10035.2 µg/m³Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026
10 Feb 2023 9935.1 µg/m³Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
5 Jan 2026 9733.6 µg/m³–
6 Jan 2026 9733.6 µg/m³–
9 Feb 2023 9532.8 µg/m³Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023
8 Mar 2026 9231.2 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026
20 Dec 2025 9231.1 µg/m³–
17 Feb 2025 9130.5 µg/m³Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025

Daily means, the highest since 2 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, Alençon, France, 2 Jan 2023 – 12 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/fr/alencon/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Updated 2026-10-12 23:07 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).