SmogRank / France / Brittany / Brest

Brest, month by month

Brest, Brittany has a measured daily mean on 995 days since 11 January 2023. Its worst month was February 2025, at 58 US AQI (12.6 µg/m³), 980th of 2,633 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was July 2023, at 28 US AQI (5.0 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 47 US AQI (8.4 µg/m³), against 42 US AQI (7.6 µg/m³) in 2023.

Every month since 2023

202547 for the year280 days measured1,595th of 2,681 in the world
2024too few days for a mean (a year needs 257)173 days measured
Jan53#839Feb37#1,575Mar10 daysApr2 daysMay1 dayJun2 daysJul37#1,819Aug15 daysSepnoneOct13 daysNov51#1,013Dec18 days
202342 for the year288 days measured954th of 1,355 in the world
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Brest'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 Brest 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

16 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 20259 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 22 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 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 202516 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 14 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 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 202418 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 13 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 202415 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 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.
Apr 20233 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202320 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 20237 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 14 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.

Brest's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
February 2025 5812.6 µg/m³23 of 28980thof 2,633Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
March 2026 5611.8 µg/m³31 of 311,252ndof 2,971Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026
March 2025 5511.3 µg/m³26 of 311,348thof 2,862Europe, March 2025
January 2025 5511.0 µg/m³22 of 31835thof 2,474–
January 2024 5310.4 µg/m³29 of 31839thof 2,385–
December 2025 5310.2 µg/m³29 of 311,287thof 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.

Brest's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
21 Mar 2026 10135.7 µg/m³Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026
24 Mar 2025 9029.9 µg/m³Europe, March 2025
23 Mar 2026 8929.7 µg/m³Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026
20 Mar 2026 8426.8 µg/m³Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026
11 Feb 2025 8326.3 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
13 Dec 2024 7924.1 µg/m³–
8 Mar 2026 7924.0 µg/m³–
11 Mar 2025 7823.8 µg/m³–
9 Sept 2023 7823.4 µg/m³–
17 Feb 2025 7723.1 µg/m³–

Daily means, the highest since 11 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, Brest, Brittany, France, 11 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/fr/brest/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Updated 2026-10-12 18:07 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).