SmogRank / Romania / Dolj

Air quality in Craiova

Dolj, Romania. PM2.5 from 4 reference monitors, updated hourly.

5.5µg/m³
Good

Latest hour (16:00 UTC), 0.4× the WHO 24-hour guideline. 24-hour average 10.2 µg/m³.

Rank among 666 cities

24 hours#199of 666, at 10.2 µg/m³
7 days#511of 2,330, at 10.0 µg/m³
30 days#444of 2,324, at 9.4 µg/m³
This year#274of 2,173, at 16.8 µg/m³

Why it ranks here

Seasonal. Over the past year its worst months were January, averaging up to 38.2 µg/m³ against 8.2 in its cleanest month. Seasonal peaks usually come from heating, crop burning, fire or dust seasons.

Based on Craiova's own measurements; causes are the usual kinds for a pattern like this, not a confirmed source.

The last 12 months, day by day

1102031Oct 2025NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep2025-10-01: no data2025-10-02: no data2025-10-03: 6.6 µg/m³2025-10-04: 8.0 µg/m³2025-10-05: 13.1 µg/m³2025-10-06: no data2025-10-07: no data2025-10-08: 7.7 µg/m³2025-10-09: 7.5 µg/m³2025-10-10: 8.5 µg/m³2025-10-11: 5.9 µg/m³2025-10-12: 7.4 µg/m³2025-10-13: 9.4 µg/m³2025-10-14: 9.6 µg/m³2025-10-15: no data2025-10-16: no data2025-10-17: no data2025-10-18: 18.0 µg/m³2025-10-19: 7.8 µg/m³2025-10-20: 13.7 µg/m³2025-10-21: 12.5 µg/m³2025-10-22: 18.7 µg/m³2025-10-23: 22.5 µg/m³2025-10-24: 11.9 µg/m³2025-10-25: 10.0 µg/m³2025-10-26: 15.3 µg/m³2025-10-27: 8.1 µg/m³2025-10-28: 5.3 µg/m³2025-10-29: 10.4 µg/m³2025-10-30: 18.5 µg/m³2025-10-31: 21.4 µg/m³2025-11-01: 21.5 µg/m³2025-11-02: 19.5 µg/m³2025-11-03: 15.4 µg/m³2025-11-04: 6.9 µg/m³2025-11-05: 8.7 µg/m³2025-11-06: no data2025-11-07: 8.6 µg/m³2025-11-08: 7.8 µg/m³2025-11-09: 13.6 µg/m³2025-11-10: 12.7 µg/m³2025-11-11: 8.7 µg/m³2025-11-12: 19.6 µg/m³2025-11-13: 20.4 µg/m³2025-11-14: 16.0 µg/m³2025-11-15: no data2025-11-16: no data2025-11-17: no data2025-11-18: no data2025-11-19: no data2025-11-20: no data2025-11-21: no data2025-11-22: 17.7 µg/m³2025-11-23: 6.8 µg/m³2025-11-24: 9.5 µg/m³2025-11-25: 11.6 µg/m³2025-11-26: no data2025-11-27: 19.7 µg/m³2025-11-28: no data2025-11-29: no data2025-11-30: no data2025-12-01: no data2025-12-02: no data2025-12-03: 15.8 µg/m³2025-12-04: 13.0 µg/m³2025-12-05: 7.8 µg/m³2025-12-06: 6.0 µg/m³2025-12-07: 8.8 µg/m³2025-12-08: 10.9 µg/m³2025-12-09: 13.8 µg/m³2025-12-10: 23.2 µg/m³2025-12-11: 30.0 µg/m³2025-12-12: 24.9 µg/m³2025-12-13: 19.8 µg/m³2025-12-14: 13.7 µg/m³2025-12-15: 16.7 µg/m³2025-12-16: 18.2 µg/m³2025-12-17: 16.9 µg/m³2025-12-18: 23.7 µg/m³2025-12-19: 83.8 µg/m³2025-12-20: 60.4 µg/m³2025-12-21: 25.0 µg/m³2025-12-22: 29.1 µg/m³2025-12-23: 14.0 µg/m³2025-12-24: 8.7 µg/m³2025-12-25: 8.6 µg/m³2025-12-26: 19.8 µg/m³2025-12-27: 22.2 µg/m³2025-12-28: 11.8 µg/m³2025-12-29: 11.5 µg/m³2025-12-30: 13.6 µg/m³2025-12-31: 9.5 µg/m³2026-01-01: 17.4 µg/m³2026-01-02: 41.4 µg/m³2026-01-03: 58.2 µg/m³2026-01-04: 25.0 µg/m³2026-01-05: 13.6 µg/m³2026-01-06: 23.2 µg/m³2026-01-07: no data2026-01-08: no data2026-01-09: 15.6 µg/m³2026-01-10: 37.1 µg/m³2026-01-11: 22.1 µg/m³2026-01-12: 10.9 µg/m³2026-01-13: 38.6 µg/m³2026-01-14: 63.1 µg/m³2026-01-15: 46.0 µg/m³2026-01-16: 31.1 µg/m³2026-01-17: 22.0 µg/m³2026-01-18: 42.2 µg/m³2026-01-19: 56.8 µg/m³2026-01-20: 75.8 µg/m³2026-01-21: 70.8 µg/m³2026-01-22: 90.8 µg/m³2026-01-23: 64.1 µg/m³2026-01-24: 19.8 µg/m³2026-01-25: 15.7 µg/m³2026-01-26: 28.6 µg/m³2026-01-27: 26.3 µg/m³2026-01-28: 20.9 µg/m³2026-01-29: 45.0 µg/m³2026-01-30: 52.1 µg/m³2026-01-31: 32.7 µg/m³2026-02-01: 13.0 µg/m³2026-02-02: 10.5 µg/m³2026-02-03: 27.3 µg/m³2026-02-04: 45.7 µg/m³2026-02-05: 49.4 µg/m³2026-02-06: 36.2 µg/m³2026-02-07: 20.5 µg/m³2026-02-08: 36.4 µg/m³2026-02-09: 20.7 µg/m³2026-02-10: 11.9 µg/m³2026-02-11: 23.3 µg/m³2026-02-12: 38.8 µg/m³2026-02-13: 40.3 µg/m³2026-02-14: 33.4 µg/m³2026-02-15: 24.3 µg/m³2026-02-16: 12.3 µg/m³2026-02-17: 18.2 µg/m³2026-02-18: 13.5 µg/m³2026-02-19: 14.9 µg/m³2026-02-20: no data2026-02-21: 10.7 µg/m³2026-02-22: 21.3 µg/m³2026-02-23: 24.6 µg/m³2026-02-24: 27.5 µg/m³2026-02-25: 11.4 µg/m³2026-02-26: 15.7 µg/m³2026-02-27: 50.6 µg/m³2026-02-28: 29.3 µg/m³2026-03-01: 31.8 µg/m³2026-03-02: 31.5 µg/m³2026-03-03: 74.3 µg/m³2026-03-04: 76.0 µg/m³2026-03-05: 59.1 µg/m³2026-03-06: 43.5 µg/m³2026-03-07: 21.6 µg/m³2026-03-08: 20.7 µg/m³2026-03-09: 12.9 µg/m³2026-03-10: 11.5 µg/m³2026-03-11: 20.3 µg/m³2026-03-12: 29.5 µg/m³2026-03-13: no data2026-03-14: no data2026-03-15: no data2026-03-16: 27.7 µg/m³2026-03-17: 36.4 µg/m³2026-03-18: 12.6 µg/m³2026-03-19: 13.3 µg/m³2026-03-20: 27.4 µg/m³2026-03-21: 19.9 µg/m³2026-03-22: 16.5 µg/m³2026-03-23: 19.7 µg/m³2026-03-24: 29.2 µg/m³2026-03-25: 23.7 µg/m³2026-03-26: 17.0 µg/m³2026-03-27: 11.3 µg/m³2026-03-28: 7.6 µg/m³2026-03-29: 12.5 µg/m³2026-03-30: 7.8 µg/m³2026-03-31: 6.5 µg/m³2026-04-01: 15.5 µg/m³2026-04-02: 12.6 µg/m³2026-04-03: 7.8 µg/m³2026-04-04: 20.8 µg/m³2026-04-05: 16.5 µg/m³2026-04-06: 12.6 µg/m³2026-04-07: 6.3 µg/m³2026-04-08: 6.6 µg/m³2026-04-09: no data2026-04-10: 8.8 µg/m³2026-04-11: 15.7 µg/m³2026-04-12: 24.1 µg/m³2026-04-13: 16.8 µg/m³2026-04-14: 7.5 µg/m³2026-04-15: 10.4 µg/m³2026-04-16: 18.0 µg/m³2026-04-17: 16.4 µg/m³2026-04-18: 11.3 µg/m³2026-04-19: no data2026-04-20: 11.5 µg/m³2026-04-21: 5.7 µg/m³2026-04-22: 10.3 µg/m³2026-04-23: 9.1 µg/m³2026-04-24: 9.1 µg/m³2026-04-25: 8.6 µg/m³2026-04-26: 8.9 µg/m³2026-04-27: 5.2 µg/m³2026-04-28: 12.7 µg/m³2026-04-29: 9.0 µg/m³2026-04-30: 6.5 µg/m³2026-05-01: 9.0 µg/m³2026-05-02: 13.0 µg/m³2026-05-03: 8.2 µg/m³2026-05-04: 11.4 µg/m³2026-05-05: 11.7 µg/m³2026-05-06: 13.8 µg/m³2026-05-07: 10.4 µg/m³2026-05-08: 11.4 µg/m³2026-05-09: 7.9 µg/m³2026-05-10: 7.8 µg/m³2026-05-11: 8.2 µg/m³2026-05-12: 4.8 µg/m³2026-05-13: 3.5 µg/m³2026-05-14: 6.2 µg/m³2026-05-15: 10.1 µg/m³2026-05-16: 9.5 µg/m³2026-05-17: 4.0 µg/m³2026-05-18: 5.1 µg/m³2026-05-19: 6.9 µg/m³2026-05-20: 8.2 µg/m³2026-05-21: 8.7 µg/m³2026-05-22: 7.9 µg/m³2026-05-23: 8.0 µg/m³2026-05-24: 6.5 µg/m³2026-05-25: 7.8 µg/m³2026-05-26: no data2026-05-27: 10.0 µg/m³2026-05-28: 7.8 µg/m³2026-05-29: 5.3 µg/m³2026-05-30: 6.2 µg/m³2026-05-31: 7.6 µg/m³2026-06-01: 9.6 µg/m³2026-06-02: 8.0 µg/m³2026-06-03: 9.3 µg/m³2026-06-04: 8.0 µg/m³2026-06-05: 9.9 µg/m³2026-06-06: 11.0 µg/m³2026-06-07: 9.0 µg/m³2026-06-08: no data2026-06-09: no data2026-06-10: no data2026-06-11: 10.0 µg/m³2026-06-12: 4.2 µg/m³2026-06-13: no data2026-06-14: 4.9 µg/m³2026-06-15: 4.4 µg/m³2026-06-16: 4.8 µg/m³2026-06-17: 7.9 µg/m³2026-06-18: 9.6 µg/m³2026-06-19: 8.4 µg/m³2026-06-20: 11.0 µg/m³2026-06-21: no data2026-06-22: no data2026-06-23: no data2026-06-24: 10.7 µg/m³2026-06-25: 14.3 µg/m³2026-06-26: 17.1 µg/m³2026-06-27: 15.5 µg/m³2026-06-28: no data2026-06-29: 14.2 µg/m³2026-06-30: 17.0 µg/m³2026-07-01: 11.3 µg/m³2026-07-02: 8.8 µg/m³2026-07-03: 13.9 µg/m³2026-07-04: 8.6 µg/m³2026-07-05: 6.7 µg/m³2026-07-06: 7.5 µg/m³2026-07-07: 6.2 µg/m³2026-07-08: 8.5 µg/m³2026-07-09: 6.5 µg/m³2026-07-10: 6.0 µg/m³2026-07-11: 9.4 µg/m³2026-07-12: 10.8 µg/m³2026-07-13: 9.7 µg/m³2026-07-14: 8.4 µg/m³2026-07-15: 11.0 µg/m³2026-07-16: 11.5 µg/m³2026-07-17: 11.8 µg/m³2026-07-18: 12.8 µg/m³2026-07-19: 13.8 µg/m³2026-07-20: 10.8 µg/m³2026-07-21: 10.7 µg/m³2026-07-22: 8.4 µg/m³2026-07-23: 6.7 µg/m³2026-07-24: 8.2 µg/m³2026-07-25: 4.9 µg/m³2026-07-26: 7.3 µg/m³2026-07-27: 9.8 µg/m³2026-07-28: 8.4 µg/m³2026-07-29: 7.7 µg/m³2026-07-30: 9.6 µg/m³2026-07-31: 11.0 µg/m³2026-08-01: 11.4 µg/m³2026-08-02: no data2026-08-03: 9.4 µg/m³2026-08-04: no data2026-08-05: 14.1 µg/m³2026-08-06: 14.6 µg/m³2026-08-07: 14.8 µg/m³2026-08-08: 16.0 µg/m³2026-08-09: no data2026-08-10: 10.0 µg/m³2026-08-11: 13.3 µg/m³2026-08-12: 13.8 µg/m³2026-08-13: 6.9 µg/m³2026-08-14: 7.5 µg/m³2026-08-15: 8.3 µg/m³2026-08-16: no data2026-08-17: 11.4 µg/m³2026-08-18: 11.5 µg/m³2026-08-19: 10.6 µg/m³2026-08-20: 14.1 µg/m³2026-08-21: 14.2 µg/m³2026-08-22: 9.2 µg/m³2026-08-23: no data2026-08-24: 10.6 µg/m³2026-08-25: 10.9 µg/m³2026-08-26: 14.4 µg/m³2026-08-27: 15.4 µg/m³2026-08-28: 9.6 µg/m³2026-08-29: 13.6 µg/m³2026-08-30: no data2026-08-31: 13.7 µg/m³2026-09-01: 11.3 µg/m³2026-09-02: 10.1 µg/m³2026-09-03: 8.2 µg/m³2026-09-04: 7.0 µg/m³2026-09-05: 9.1 µg/m³2026-09-06: no data2026-09-07: 7.0 µg/m³2026-09-08: no data2026-09-09: 7.5 µg/m³2026-09-10: 8.6 µg/m³2026-09-11: 10.6 µg/m³2026-09-12: 7.9 µg/m³2026-09-13: no data2026-09-14: 5.3 µg/m³2026-09-15: 11.6 µg/m³2026-09-16: 8.3 µg/m³2026-09-17: 10.4 µg/m³2026-09-18: 9.0 µg/m³2026-09-19: 15.3 µg/m³2026-09-20: no data2026-09-21: 14.2 µg/m³2026-09-22: 7.0 µg/m³2026-09-23: 4.7 µg/m³2026-09-24: 8.5 µg/m³2026-09-25: 9.5 µg/m³2026-09-26: 9.2 µg/m³2026-09-27: 11.3 µg/m³2026-09-28: 10.7 µg/m³2026-09-29: 10.7 µg/m³2026-09-30: 10.3 µg/m³
108 of 317 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³). One row per month, one square per local day.
Good0–9.0
Moderate9.1–35.4
Sensitive groups35.5–55.4
Unhealthy55.5–125.4
Very unhealthy125.5–225.4
Hazardous225.5+

Last 4 days, hour by hour

15302026-09-30 23:00 UTC: 17.6 µg/m³2026-10-01 00:00 UTC: 11.8 µg/m³2026-10-01 01:00 UTC: 12.3 µg/m³2026-10-01 02:00 UTC: 11.2 µg/m³2026-10-01 03:00 UTC: 10.4 µg/m³2026-10-01 04:00 UTC: 10.8 µg/m³2026-10-01 05:00 UTC: 10.9 µg/m³2026-10-01 06:00 UTC: 11.0 µg/m³2026-10-01 07:00 UTC: 13.0 µg/m³2026-10-01 08:00 UTC: 11.8 µg/m³2026-10-01 09:00 UTC: 11.6 µg/m³2026-10-01 10:00 UTC: 12.3 µg/m³2026-10-01 11:00 UTC: 8.8 µg/m³2026-10-01 12:00 UTC: 7.1 µg/m³2026-10-01 13:00 UTC: 5.9 µg/m³2026-10-01 14:00 UTC: 5.4 µg/m³2026-10-01 15:00 UTC: 5.8 µg/m³2026-10-01 16:00 UTC: 5.5 µg/m³Sep 28Sep 29Sep 30Oct 1
Times in UTC. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

Its world rank, day by day

#1#1985NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
Rank on each day's board (1 = most polluted city that day).

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2025: 31.1 µg/m³Jan 2026: 38.2 µg/m³JanFeb 2025: 21.3 µg/m³Feb 2026: 25.2 µg/m³FebMar 2025: 17.3 µg/m³Mar 2026: 25.8 µg/m³MarApr 2025: 8.0 µg/m³Apr 2026: 11.6 µg/m³AprMay 2025: 6.1 µg/m³May 2026: 8.2 µg/m³MayJun 2025: 8.2 µg/m³Jun 2026: 9.9 µg/m³JunJul 2025: 7.9 µg/m³Jul 2026: 9.2 µg/m³JulAug 2025: 7.5 µg/m³Aug 2026: 12.0 µg/m³AugSep 2025: 7.3 µg/m³Sep 2026: 9.4 µg/m³SepOct 2025: 11.6 µg/m³OctNov 2025: 13.6 µg/m³NovDec 2025: 20.0 µg/m³Dec
Faded bars: 2025. A month shows once it has 10 measured days.

This week against past years

This weekThis week: 10.0 µg/m³10.020252025: 7.5 µg/m³7.52024no data20232023: 8.6 µg/m³8.6
Mean PM2.5 for 24 Sept to 30 Sept in each year. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
DJ-2ODC-BYEEAReference
DJ-3ODC-BYEEAReference
DJ-3ODC-BYEEAReference
DJ-1ODC-BYEEAReference
CraiovaCC BY 4.0AirGradientLow-cost

The city's value is the median of its reference monitors each hour; low-cost sensors are listed but not counted when reference monitors exist. Data via OpenAQ; licences as listed. How we rank. Embed this on your site.

Other cities in Romania

30-day averages, µg/m³. All of Romania.

Updated 2026-10-01 18:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.