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Oga, month by month

Oga has a measured daily mean on 1,055 days since 28 July 2023. Its worst month was March 2026, at 57 US AQI (12.2 µg/m³), 1,175th of 2,971 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was December 2024, at 24 US AQI (4.4 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 47 US AQI (8.5 µg/m³), against 41 US AQI (7.4 µg/m³) in 2024.

Every month since 2023

2026too few days for a mean (a year needs 200)191 days measured
2023too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)156 days measured
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Oga'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 Oga marked; each year, the year's.
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

5 months
MonthWhy
Oct 2026No day measured. The others: 11 with no readings from the monitor, 1 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2026No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 202616 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 15 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 20234 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22.

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

Oga's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
March 2026 5712.2 µg/m³29 of 311,175thof 2,971Japan and South Korea, March 2026
April 2024 5511.4 µg/m³30 of 30813thof 2,520Japan and South Korea, April 2024
July 2024 5511.4 µg/m³31 of 31506thof 2,566Japan, 12 to 14 July 2024
July 2025 5410.8 µg/m³31 of 311,097thof 2,889Japan and South Korea, June and July 2025
March 2025 5410.7 µg/m³29 of 311,479thof 2,862Japan and South Korea, March 2025
April 2025 529.9 µg/m³30 of 301,197thof 2,951–

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.

Oga's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
18 Apr 2024 9130.6 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, April 2024
15 Jul 2024 8829.1 µg/m³–
14 Feb 2026 8728.4 µg/m³Japan, 14 to 15 February 2026
14 Jul 2024 8627.9 µg/m³Japan, 12 to 14 July 2024
30 Mar 2026 8527.6 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, March 2026
26 Apr 2025 8326.3 µg/m³–
25 Mar 2025 8226.0 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, March 2025
24 Mar 2026 8225.9 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, March 2026
4 Jul 2025 8225.7 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, June and July 2025
29 Mar 2026 8024.5 µg/m³Japan and South Korea, March 2026

Daily means, the highest since 28 Jul 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, Oga, Japan, 28 Jul 2023 – 16 Jul 2026. Monitor data from Ministry of the Environment Air Pollutant Wide Area Monitoring System via OpenAQ; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/jp/oga/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Oga now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.

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).