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Most polluted cities in Gelderland, The Netherlands

2 measured cities, this year; 2 above the WHO annual guideline. Worst: Lunteren at 9.4 µg/m³, #1,168 in the world.

Ranked by unhealthy days: the share of each city's measured days with a daily mean over 35.4 µg/m³ (US AQI 101+), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse on the US EPA's scale. Ties go to the higher average.

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

Estimated: cities without a monitor

Gelderland cities we can't measure, with model estimates for the last 7 days. Listed by population, not ranked: estimates aren't precise enough to rank. Model estimates from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), adjusted to measured cities nearby where there are any. Adjusted, a single day lands within ×1.5 of what a monitor would read about two times in three; unadjusted, it can be off by half or double. Treat them as a guide, not a measurement.

City	7-day estimate	Band
Arnhem	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Apeldoorn	≈ 9 µg/m³	Good
Ede	≈ 11 µg/m³	Moderate
Doetinchem	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Tiel	≈ 11 µg/m³	Moderate
Harderwijk	≈ 8 µg/m³	Good
Nijkerk	≈ 9 µg/m³	Good
Zutphen	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Wageningen	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Barneveld	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Epe	≈ 9 µg/m³	Good
Wijchen	≈ 11 µg/m³	Moderate
Winterswijk	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Culemborg	≈ 11 µg/m³	Moderate
Zaltbommel	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Zevenaar	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Geldermalsen	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Beuningen	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Duiven	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Putten	≈ 8 µg/m³	Good
Elburg	≈ 9 µg/m³	Good
Brummen	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Elst	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Huissen	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Lichtenvoorde	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Wisch	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Nunspeet	≈ 8 µg/m³	Good
Aalten	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Groesbeek	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Didam	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Velp	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate
Bennekom	≈ 10 µg/m³	Moderate

Bad-air episodes in Gelderland

• Europe, 18 to 25 March 20268 days430 cities136 µg/m³peak, Łask
• Europe, 1 to 12 March 202612 days532 cities109 µg/m³peak, Radomsko
• Europe, January and February 202612 January to 12 February 2026, 32 days625 cities252 µg/m³peak, Travnik
• Europe, December 2025 to January 202625 December 2025 to 2 January 2026, 9 days189 cities110 µg/m³peak, Kempten (Allgäu)
• Europe, March 202519 to 30 March 2025, 12 days401 cities83 µg/m³peak, Kikinda
• Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 20253 to 13 March 2025, 11 days553 cities152 µg/m³peak, Negotin

Times when many cities around here had PM2.5 at twice their usual or more on the same days.

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in Gelderland, The Netherlands, PM2.5, this year to 6 Oct 2026, 22:00 UTC, smogrank.com/nl/region/gelderland?w=year.

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Updated 2026-10-06 22:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.