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Most unhealthy days in North Holland, The Netherlands, January 2026

8 cities in North Holland, The Netherlands ranked by their share of unhealthy days over the 31 days. The most unhealthy days: Haarlem, The Netherlands, 13 of 31 measured days. A city needs measurements on 70% of the days to be ranked.

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.

← Haarlem 42% 40%0
Every city in North Holland, The Netherlands ranked for January 2026, one column each, ranked by unhealthy days: height is the share of its measured days that were unhealthy, colour its average. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.
  1. 1Haarlemlow-cost sensors
    13 of 31
  2. 2Badhoevedorp
    3 of 29
  3. 3Wormer
    3 of 29
  4. 4Medemblik
    3 of 30
  5. 5Velsen-Zuid
    2 of 29
  6. 6Zwanenburg
    2 of 29
  7. 7Amsterdam
    2 of 29
  8. 8Zaanstad
    2 of 29

Low-cost sensors: consumer units, counted only in cities with no government-grade monitor; they read close to reference monitors on the whole, but 15 to 25% high in humid air. How we use them.

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

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SmogRank, most polluted cities in North Holland, The Netherlands, by unhealthy days, PM2.5, January 2026, smogrank.com/nl/region/north-holland/history/2026-01?by=days (accessed 7 Oct 2026).

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