SmogRank / Poland / Warmia-Masuria / Ełk
Ełk, month by month
Ełk has a measured daily mean on 1,110 days since 1 January 2023. Its worst month was January 2026, at 93 US AQI (31.4 µg/m³), 160th of 2,617 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was July 2024, at 33 US AQI (5.9 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 57 US AQI (12.5 µg/m³), against 54 US AQI (10.6 µg/m³) in 2024.
Every month since 2023
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
12 months
| Month | Why |
|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 5 of 11 days measured; a month needs 8. The others: 2 with no readings from the monitor, 4 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Jun 2026 | 19 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| May 2026 | No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Apr 2026 | 13 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Aug 2024 | 21 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Dec 2023 | No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Nov 2023 | No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Oct 2023 | 3 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Aug 2023 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jul 2023 | 14 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jun 2023 | 18 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| May 2023 | 19 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.
Ełk's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 9331.4 µg/m³ | 160thof 2,617 | Europe, January and February 2026 Poland, January 2026 |
| February 2025 | 8225.9 µg/m³ | 270thof 2,633 | Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 Poland, February 2025and 1 more |
| February 2026 | 7823.5 µg/m³ | 433rdof 2,866 | Poland and Latvia, February 2026 Europe, January and February 2026 |
| March 2026 | 7622.5 µg/m³ | 515thof 2,971 | Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026 Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, March 2026and 1 more |
| March 2025 | 7622.3 µg/m³ | 487thof 2,862 | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 |
| November 2025 | 6617.0 µg/m³ | 509thof 2,715 | Poland and Germany, November 2025 Europe, 22 to 23 November 2025 |
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.
Ełk's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2026 | 196119.0 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | 192114.0 µg/m³ | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| 27 Feb 2025 | 16372.6 µg/m³ | Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 15864.9 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
| 12 Mar 2025 | 15561.3 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 11 Mar 2025 | 15560.5 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 8 Mar 2025 | 15459.3 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 24 Feb 2025 | 15256.3 µg/m³ | Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | 15156.1 µg/m³ | Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 |
| 28 Feb 2025 | 14954.9 µg/m³ | Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 Poland, February 2025 |
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.
Use this history
SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Ełk, Poland, 1 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/pl/elk/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).
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Ełk 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).