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Clermont-Ferrand, month by month
Clermont-Ferrand has a measured daily mean on 1,086 days since 1 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 September 2026, at 22 US AQI (3.9 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 39 US AQI (7.0 µg/m³), against 44 US AQI (7.9 µg/m³) in 2023.
Every month since 2023
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
12 months
| Month | Why |
|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 18 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Oct 2025 | 20 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jun 2025 | 20 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| May 2025 | 21 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Oct 2024 | 13 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 18 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Sep 2024 | No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Aug 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jul 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jun 2024 | No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| May 2024 | 1 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Apr 2024 | 2 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Mar 2024 | 10 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.
Clermont-Ferrand's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | 6315.5 µg/m³ | 308thof 1,129 | Europe, 28 February to 4 March 2023 Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| January 2024 | 5913.3 µg/m³ | 582ndof 2,385 | Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024 Western Europe, January 2024 |
| February 2025 | 5712.4 µg/m³ | 993rdof 2,633 | – |
| March 2023 | 5612.0 µg/m³ | 155thof 911 | Europe, 4 to 7 March 2023 Europe, 28 February to 4 March 2023 |
| December 2024 | 5410.7 µg/m³ | 790thof 2,616 | Europe, 24 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 |
| January 2025 | 529.7 µg/m³ | 1,045thof 2,474 | Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025 Europe, 24 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 |
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.
Clermont-Ferrand's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2024 | 12445.0 µg/m³ | Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024 |
| 4 Mar 2023 | 12043.2 µg/m³ | Europe, 4 to 7 March 2023 Europe, 28 February to 4 March 2023 |
| 6 Mar 2023 | 11340.4 µg/m³ | Europe, 4 to 7 March 2023 |
| 13 Jan 2024 | 11340.2 µg/m³ | Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | 11239.8 µg/m³ | Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025 |
| 12 Feb 2023 | 11039.1 µg/m³ | Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| 3 Mar 2023 | 10838.3 µg/m³ | Europe, 28 February to 4 March 2023 |
| 5 Mar 2023 | 10336.4 µg/m³ | Europe, 4 to 7 March 2023 |
| 11 Feb 2023 | 10235.8 µg/m³ | Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| 15 Jan 2025 | 10035.4 µg/m³ | Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025 |
Daily means, the highest since 1 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, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 1 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/clermont-ferrand/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).
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Clermont-Ferrand now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.
Updated 2026-10-12 20:07 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).