SmogRank / Portugal / Lisbon / Lisbon

Lisbon, month by month

Lisbon has a measured daily mean on 368 days since 11 January 2023. Its worst month was December 2023, at 55 US AQI (11.5 µg/m³), 477th of 2,247 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was July 2023, at 31 US AQI (5.5 µg/m³).

Every month since 2023

2026too few days for a mean (a year needs 199)16 days measured
Jan4 daysFeb1 dayMarnoneAprnoneMaynoneJunnoneJulnoneAugnoneSep6 daysOct5 days
2025too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)1 day measured
JannoneFebnoneMarnoneAprnoneMaynoneJunnoneJulnoneAug1 daySepnoneOctnoneNovnoneDecnone
2024too few days for a mean (a year needs 257)74 days measured
Jan55#742Feb54#582Mar8 daysApr2 daysMay1 dayJun4 daysJul1 dayAug1 daySepnoneOctnoneNovnoneDecnone
202344 for the year277 days measured897th of 1,355 in the world
Jan7 daysFeb52#696Mar20 daysApr3 daysMay41#1,084Jun43#1,134Jul31#1,162Aug40#1,258Sep31#1,881Oct47#620Nov46#1,080Dec55#477
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Lisbon'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 Lisbon marked; each year, the year's.
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

35 months
MonthWhy
Oct 20265 of 11 days measured; a month needs 8. The others: 2 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours), 4 with readings left out by our checks.
Sep 20266 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 24 with readings left out by our checks.
Aug 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 2026No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 2026No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 20261 of 28 days measured; a month needs 20. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 20264 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 20251 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 2025No day measured. The others: 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 20241 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 20241 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 20244 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 26 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 20241 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 20242 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 20248 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 23 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 20233 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202320 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 20237 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 14 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.

Lisbon's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
December 2023 5511.5 µg/m³31 of 31477thof 2,247–
January 2024 5511.5 µg/m³31 of 31742ndof 2,385–
February 2024 5410.7 µg/m³26 of 29582ndof 2,486Southern Europe, February 2024
February 2023 529.6 µg/m³25 of 28696thof 1,129–
October 2023 478.5 µg/m³28 of 31620thof 2,012–
November 2023 468.2 µg/m³30 of 301,080thof 2,243–

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.

Lisbon's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
25 Dec 2023 8829.2 µg/m³–
5 Feb 2024 8125.3 µg/m³Southern Europe, February 2024
30 Dec 2023 8024.8 µg/m³–
24 Dec 2023 7924.2 µg/m³–
2 Feb 2023 7723.0 µg/m³–
26 Dec 2023 7722.9 µg/m³–
6 Aug 2025 7722.8 µg/m³–
6 Feb 2024 7521.9 µg/m³Southern Europe, February 2024
3 Feb 2024 7421.5 µg/m³–
2 Feb 2024 7421.4 µg/m³–

Daily means, the highest since 11 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, Lisbon, Portugal, 11 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/pt/lisbon/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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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).