SmogRank / Countries / The Netherlands / August 2026
Most polluted cities in The Netherlands, August 2026
28 cities in The Netherlands ranked by their average PM2.5 over the 31 days. Worst: Schiedam at 7.8 µg/m³, #1,296 of 2,312 cities in the world. Cleanest: Enschede at 3.9. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.
- 1SchiedamSouth Holland 7.8
- 2VenrayLimburg 7.5
- 3TilburgNorth Brabant 7.1
- 4IJsselsteinUtrecht 6.5
- 5's-GravenzandeSouth Holland 6.3
- 6VenloLimburg 6.1
- 6RidderkerkSouth Holland 6.1
- 8SpijkenisseSouth Holland 6.0
- 8The HagueSouth Holland 6.0
- 8MaarssenUtrecht 6.0
- 11RotterdamSouth Holland 5.9
- 11MedemblikNorth Holland 5.9
- 11BadhoevedorpNorth Holland 5.9
- 14Velsen-ZuidNorth Holland 5.8
- 15EindhovenNorth Brabant 5.7
- 15VelserbroekNorth Holland 5.7
- 17MaassluisSouth Holland 5.6
- 18BredaNorth Brabant 5.4
- 18AmsterdamNorth Holland 5.4
- 20ZaanstadNorth Holland 5.0
- 20PurmerendNorth Holland 5.0
- 22UtrechtUtrecht 4.9
- 22GroningenGroningen 4.9
- 24HeerlenLimburg 4.8
- 25HillegomSouth Holland 4.7
- 25Haarlemlow-cost sensorsNorth Holland 4.7
- 27NijmegenGelderland 4.1
- 28EnschedeOverijssel 3.9
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+