SmogRank / France / Grand Est / Metz
Metz, month by month
Metz has a measured daily mean on 1,005 days since 5 January 2023. Its worst month was February 2025, at 65 US AQI (16.8 µg/m³), 771st of 2,633 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was April 2026, at 29 US AQI (5.3 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 52 US AQI (9.4 µg/m³), against 45 US AQI (8.1 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
17 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. |
| Feb 2026 | 17 of 28 days measured; a month needs 20. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jan 2026 | 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 2025 | 16 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 15 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Sep 2025 | 12 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 18 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Aug 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. |
| Jun 2025 | 18 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jan 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. |
| Dec 2024 | 19 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Oct 2024 | 12 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 19 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 | 14 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jun 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. |
| 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. |
| Jan 2023 | 18 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.
Metz's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | 6516.8 µg/m³ | 771stof 2,633 | Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| March 2025 | 5913.3 µg/m³ | 1,088thof 2,862 | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 |
| February 2023 | 5913.2 µg/m³ | 463rdof 1,129 | Europe, 28 February to 4 March 2023 Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| January 2024 | 5812.9 µg/m³ | 610thof 2,385 | Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024 |
| March 2026 | 5712.1 µg/m³ | 1,199thof 2,971 | – |
| December 2025 | 5410.8 µg/m³ | 1,172ndof 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.
Metz's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2026 | 15662.2 µg/m³ | Germany, Belgium and 2 more countries, August 2026 |
| 25 Jan 2026 | 10637.7 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 20 Feb 2025 | 10336.2 µg/m³ | Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 |
| 10 Feb 2023 | 9834.5 µg/m³ | Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| 20 Jan 2025 | 9130.6 µg/m³ | Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025 |
| 15 Feb 2023 | 8728.5 µg/m³ | Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| 11 Jan 2024 | 8728.5 µg/m³ | Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024 |
| 5 Feb 2025 | 8628.0 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| 10 Feb 2025 | 8628.0 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| 3 Mar 2023 | 8527.6 µg/m³ | Europe, 28 February to 4 March 2023 |
Daily means, the highest since 5 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.
Use this history
SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Metz, France, 5 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/metz/history (accessed 13 Oct 2026).
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Metz now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.
Updated 2026-10-13 00:07 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).