SmogRank / The Netherlands / Utrecht / Breukelen

Breukelen, month by month

Breukelen, Utrecht has a measured daily mean on 1,072 days since 1 January 2023. Its worst month was February 2025, at 75 US AQI (21.9 µg/m³), 420th of 2,633 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was July 2025, at 17 US AQI (3.1 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 49 US AQI (8.9 µg/m³), against 55 US AQI (11.2 µg/m³) in 2024.

Every month since 2023

2023too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)111 days measured
Jan52#530Feb3 daysMar12 daysApr41#957May18 daysJun17 daysJul6 daysAug4 daysSep4 daysOctnoneNovnoneDecnone
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Breukelen'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 Breukelen 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

10 months
MonthWhy
Dec 2023No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 2023No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 2023No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 20234 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 26 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 20234 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 20236 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 1 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 24 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 202317 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 13 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 202318 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 13 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202312 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 19 missing from OpenAQ's archive.
Feb 20233 of 28 days measured; a month needs 20. The others: 25 missing from OpenAQ's archive.

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

Breukelen's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
February 2025 7521.9 µg/m³28 of 28420thof 2,633Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025
Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
March 2025 6617.3 µg/m³31 of 31747thof 2,862Europe, March 2025
Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025and 1 more
January 2026 6416.2 µg/m³30 of 31687thof 2,617Europe, January and February 2026
November 2024 6215.1 µg/m³27 of 30404thof 2,624Europe, November 2024
January 2025 6215.1 µg/m³31 of 31483rdof 2,474Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025
Europe, January 2025and 1 more
January 2024 6214.8 µg/m³28 of 31475thof 2,385Europe, 8 to 27 January 2024

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.

Breukelen's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
25 Jan 2026 15155.5 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
10 Feb 2025 12947.0 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
5 Mar 2025 12946.8 µg/m³Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025
5 Feb 2026 12444.9 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
10 Mar 2025 12043.1 µg/m³Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025
20 Jan 2025 11641.5 µg/m³Germany, France and 19 more countries, January 2025
9 Feb 2025 11641.5 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
13 Feb 2025 11641.5 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
3 Feb 2025 11039.3 µg/m³Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025
24 Jan 2026 10537.0 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026

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, Breukelen, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from RIVM Luchtmeetnet and EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/nl/breukelen/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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

Updated 2026-10-12 17:07 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).