SmogRank / Romania / Gorj County

Air quality in Târgu Jiu

Gorj County, Romania. PM2.5 from 1 reference monitor, updated hourly.

7.8 µg/m³
Good

Latest hour (03:00 UTC), 0.5× the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Rank

24 h
–
not enough data
7 days
#433
of 2,330 · 11.0 µg/m³
30 days
#477
of 2,327 · 9.1 µg/m³
Year
#217
of 2,160 · 20.9 µg/m³

Why it ranks here

Seasonal. Over the past year its worst months were January, averaging up to 69.3 µg/m³ against 7.5 in its cleanest month. Seasonal peaks usually come from heating, crop burning, fire or dust seasons.

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

Last 4 days, hour by hour

15302026-09-30 23:00 UTC: 9.1 µg/m³2026-10-01 00:00 UTC: 8.2 µg/m³2026-10-01 01:00 UTC: 7.6 µg/m³2026-10-01 02:00 UTC: 7.5 µg/m³2026-10-01 03:00 UTC: 7.8 µg/m³Sep 28Sep 29Sep 30Oct 1

Times in UTC. Dashed line: WHO 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

Every day for a year

SepNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepMonWedFri2025-09-29: no data2025-09-30: no data2025-10-01: no data2025-10-02: no data2025-10-03: no data2025-10-04: no data2025-10-05: no data2025-10-06: no data2025-10-07: no data2025-10-08: no data2025-10-09: no data2025-10-10: no data2025-10-11: no data2025-10-12: no data2025-10-13: no data2025-10-14: no data2025-10-15: no data2025-10-16: no data2025-10-17: no data2025-10-18: no data2025-10-19: no data2025-10-20: no data2025-10-21: no data2025-10-22: no data2025-10-23: no data2025-10-24: no data2025-10-25: no data2025-10-26: no data2025-10-27: no data2025-10-28: no data2025-10-29: no data2025-10-30: no data2025-10-31: no data2025-11-01: no data2025-11-02: no data2025-11-03: no data2025-11-04: no data2025-11-05: no data2025-11-06: no data2025-11-07: no data2025-11-08: no data2025-11-09: no data2025-11-10: no data2025-11-11: no data2025-11-12: no data2025-11-13: no data2025-11-14: no data2025-11-15: 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: no data2025-11-23: no data2025-11-24: no data2025-11-25: no data2025-11-26: no data2025-11-27: no data2025-11-28: no data2025-11-29: no data2025-11-30: no data2025-12-01: no data2025-12-02: no data2025-12-03: no data2025-12-04: no data2025-12-05: no data2025-12-06: no data2025-12-07: no data2025-12-08: no data2025-12-09: no data2025-12-10: no data2025-12-11: no data2025-12-12: no data2025-12-13: no data2025-12-14: no data2025-12-15: no data2025-12-16: no data2025-12-17: no data2025-12-18: no data2025-12-19: 174.0 µg/m³2025-12-20: 174.0 µg/m³2025-12-21: 110.0 µg/m³2025-12-22: 50.5 µg/m³2025-12-23: 32.4 µg/m³2025-12-24: 18.2 µg/m³2025-12-25: 15.1 µg/m³2025-12-26: 32.2 µg/m³2025-12-27: 38.2 µg/m³2025-12-28: 34.8 µg/m³2025-12-29: 43.1 µg/m³2025-12-30: 33.1 µg/m³2025-12-31: 18.7 µg/m³2026-01-01: 53.4 µg/m³2026-01-02: 75.6 µg/m³2026-01-03: 73.2 µg/m³2026-01-04: 41.2 µg/m³2026-01-05: 35.0 µg/m³2026-01-06: 85.9 µg/m³2026-01-07: no data2026-01-08: no data2026-01-09: 36.2 µg/m³2026-01-10: 67.5 µg/m³2026-01-11: 54.6 µg/m³2026-01-12: 38.7 µg/m³2026-01-13: 68.8 µg/m³2026-01-14: 59.0 µg/m³2026-01-15: 136.0 µg/m³2026-01-16: 76.1 µg/m³2026-01-17: 38.1 µg/m³2026-01-18: 59.0 µg/m³2026-01-19: 90.9 µg/m³2026-01-20: 84.6 µg/m³2026-01-21: 109.0 µg/m³2026-01-22: 151.0 µg/m³2026-01-23: 111.0 µg/m³2026-01-24: 48.4 µg/m³2026-01-25: 46.6 µg/m³2026-01-26: 78.7 µg/m³2026-01-27: 64.8 µg/m³2026-01-28: 55.7 µg/m³2026-01-29: 57.9 µg/m³2026-01-30: 64.7 µg/m³2026-01-31: 46.9 µg/m³2026-02-01: 25.7 µg/m³2026-02-02: 15.7 µg/m³2026-02-03: no data2026-02-04: no data2026-02-05: 122.0 µg/m³2026-02-06: 52.0 µg/m³2026-02-07: 28.3 µg/m³2026-02-08: 21.9 µg/m³2026-02-09: 23.7 µg/m³2026-02-10: 13.6 µg/m³2026-02-11: 34.6 µg/m³2026-02-12: 88.2 µg/m³2026-02-13: 74.0 µg/m³2026-02-14: 51.4 µg/m³2026-02-15: 37.4 µg/m³2026-02-16: 17.2 µg/m³2026-02-17: 20.8 µg/m³2026-02-18: 18.8 µg/m³2026-02-19: 19.3 µg/m³2026-02-20: no data2026-02-21: 12.5 µg/m³2026-02-22: 24.6 µg/m³2026-02-23: 36.9 µg/m³2026-02-24: 32.1 µg/m³2026-02-25: 17.8 µg/m³2026-02-26: 22.9 µg/m³2026-02-27: 29.8 µg/m³2026-02-28: 50.7 µg/m³2026-03-01: 47.3 µg/m³2026-03-02: 76.9 µg/m³2026-03-03: 67.4 µg/m³2026-03-04: 61.1 µg/m³2026-03-05: 42.3 µg/m³2026-03-06: 44.0 µg/m³2026-03-07: 23.4 µg/m³2026-03-08: 19.6 µg/m³2026-03-09: 17.6 µg/m³2026-03-10: 16.4 µg/m³2026-03-11: 19.8 µg/m³2026-03-12: 23.5 µg/m³2026-03-13: no data2026-03-14: no data2026-03-15: no data2026-03-16: 39.5 µg/m³2026-03-17: 29.6 µg/m³2026-03-18: 15.7 µg/m³2026-03-19: 12.6 µg/m³2026-03-20: 20.1 µg/m³2026-03-21: 20.6 µg/m³2026-03-22: 19.2 µg/m³2026-03-23: 17.6 µg/m³2026-03-24: 26.3 µg/m³2026-03-25: 30.2 µg/m³2026-03-26: 15.4 µg/m³2026-03-27: 10.9 µg/m³2026-03-28: 7.5 µg/m³2026-03-29: 7.4 µg/m³2026-03-30: 10.6 µg/m³2026-03-31: 6.4 µg/m³2026-04-01: 8.9 µg/m³2026-04-02: 15.4 µg/m³2026-04-03: 13.4 µg/m³2026-04-04: 22.6 µg/m³2026-04-05: 14.5 µg/m³2026-04-06: 15.9 µg/m³2026-04-07: 6.4 µg/m³2026-04-08: 4.2 µg/m³2026-04-09: 5.0 µg/m³2026-04-10: 15.3 µg/m³2026-04-11: 14.0 µg/m³2026-04-12: 16.6 µg/m³2026-04-13: 13.7 µg/m³2026-04-14: 10.8 µg/m³2026-04-15: 13.3 µg/m³2026-04-16: 16.6 µg/m³2026-04-17: 11.9 µg/m³2026-04-18: 12.9 µg/m³2026-04-19: 9.6 µg/m³2026-04-20: 8.1 µg/m³2026-04-21: 13.8 µg/m³2026-04-22: 9.3 µg/m³2026-04-23: 10.6 µg/m³2026-04-24: no data2026-04-25: 8.7 µg/m³2026-04-26: no data2026-04-27: 5.3 µg/m³2026-04-28: 8.0 µg/m³2026-04-29: 7.7 µg/m³2026-04-30: 6.7 µg/m³2026-05-01: 7.1 µg/m³2026-05-02: 10.0 µg/m³2026-05-03: no data2026-05-04: 11.3 µg/m³2026-05-05: 13.5 µg/m³2026-05-06: 9.7 µg/m³2026-05-07: 15.2 µg/m³2026-05-08: 12.0 µg/m³2026-05-09: 8.2 µg/m³2026-05-10: 7.0 µg/m³2026-05-11: 7.1 µg/m³2026-05-12: 3.6 µg/m³2026-05-13: 3.9 µg/m³2026-05-14: 5.8 µg/m³2026-05-15: 7.3 µg/m³2026-05-16: 4.8 µg/m³2026-05-17: 4.2 µg/m³2026-05-18: 5.3 µg/m³2026-05-19: 8.4 µg/m³2026-05-20: 8.0 µg/m³2026-05-21: 6.8 µg/m³2026-05-22: 5.5 µg/m³2026-05-23: 10.4 µg/m³2026-05-24: 8.0 µg/m³2026-05-25: 8.3 µg/m³2026-05-26: no data2026-05-27: 8.4 µg/m³2026-05-28: 8.0 µg/m³2026-05-29: 3.3 µg/m³2026-05-30: 4.7 µg/m³2026-05-31: 8.4 µg/m³2026-06-01: 8.7 µg/m³2026-06-02: 5.0 µg/m³2026-06-03: 5.1 µg/m³2026-06-04: 6.8 µg/m³2026-06-05: 8.0 µg/m³2026-06-06: 8.5 µg/m³2026-06-07: 6.1 µg/m³2026-06-08: no data2026-06-09: no data2026-06-10: no data2026-06-11: 9.3 µg/m³2026-06-12: 3.5 µg/m³2026-06-13: no data2026-06-14: 3.9 µg/m³2026-06-15: 4.8 µg/m³2026-06-16: 5.4 µg/m³2026-06-17: 6.4 µg/m³2026-06-18: 6.3 µg/m³2026-06-19: 6.8 µg/m³2026-06-20: 8.1 µg/m³2026-06-21: no data2026-06-22: no data2026-06-23: no data2026-06-24: 8.9 µg/m³2026-06-25: 10.4 µg/m³2026-06-26: 12.6 µg/m³2026-06-27: 11.5 µg/m³2026-06-28: no data2026-06-29: no data2026-06-30: 15.3 µg/m³2026-07-01: 11.9 µg/m³2026-07-02: 8.4 µg/m³2026-07-03: 7.7 µg/m³2026-07-04: 5.9 µg/m³2026-07-05: 6.3 µg/m³2026-07-06: 6.1 µg/m³2026-07-07: 5.2 µg/m³2026-07-08: 8.1 µg/m³2026-07-09: 6.2 µg/m³2026-07-10: 5.0 µg/m³2026-07-11: 6.7 µg/m³2026-07-12: 8.5 µg/m³2026-07-13: 5.9 µg/m³2026-07-14: 5.1 µg/m³2026-07-15: 8.0 µg/m³2026-07-16: 9.4 µg/m³2026-07-17: 11.2 µg/m³2026-07-18: 10.6 µg/m³2026-07-19: 11.4 µg/m³2026-07-20: 8.2 µg/m³2026-07-21: 7.2 µg/m³2026-07-22: 7.6 µg/m³2026-07-23: 4.8 µg/m³2026-07-24: 6.5 µg/m³2026-07-25: 3.5 µg/m³2026-07-26: 5.4 µg/m³2026-07-27: 8.4 µg/m³2026-07-28: 7.1 µg/m³2026-07-29: 5.6 µg/m³2026-07-30: 9.0 µg/m³2026-07-31: 10.6 µg/m³2026-08-01: 9.9 µg/m³2026-08-02: 9.0 µg/m³2026-08-03: 9.0 µg/m³2026-08-04: no data2026-08-05: 11.8 µg/m³2026-08-06: 12.6 µg/m³2026-08-07: 12.6 µg/m³2026-08-08: 11.3 µg/m³2026-08-09: no data2026-08-10: 10.1 µg/m³2026-08-11: 10.2 µg/m³2026-08-12: 10.4 µg/m³2026-08-13: 8.8 µg/m³2026-08-14: 6.1 µg/m³2026-08-15: 6.1 µg/m³2026-08-16: no data2026-08-17: 9.7 µg/m³2026-08-18: 8.0 µg/m³2026-08-19: 9.7 µg/m³2026-08-20: 9.9 µg/m³2026-08-21: 12.2 µg/m³2026-08-22: 10.1 µg/m³2026-08-23: no data2026-08-24: 6.5 µg/m³2026-08-25: 10.2 µg/m³2026-08-26: 9.8 µg/m³2026-08-27: 16.0 µg/m³2026-08-28: 6.9 µg/m³2026-08-29: 2.4 µg/m³2026-08-30: no data2026-08-31: no data2026-09-01: 0.4 µg/m³2026-09-02: 0.2 µg/m³2026-09-03: 2.6 µg/m³2026-09-04: 8.1 µg/m³2026-09-05: 9.5 µg/m³2026-09-06: no data2026-09-07: no data2026-09-08: 11.0 µg/m³2026-09-09: 9.4 µg/m³2026-09-10: 12.1 µg/m³2026-09-11: 15.3 µg/m³2026-09-12: 10.2 µg/m³2026-09-13: no data2026-09-14: 6.7 µg/m³2026-09-15: 7.2 µg/m³2026-09-16: 12.2 µg/m³2026-09-17: 13.1 µg/m³2026-09-18: 13.4 µg/m³2026-09-19: 13.1 µg/m³2026-09-20: no data2026-09-21: 7.9 µg/m³2026-09-22: 3.5 µg/m³2026-09-23: 4.4 µg/m³2026-09-24: 7.7 µg/m³2026-09-25: 11.9 µg/m³2026-09-26: 11.1 µg/m³2026-09-27: 11.9 µg/m³2026-09-28: 10.5 µg/m³2026-09-29: 12.7 µg/m³2026-09-30: 10.9 µg/m³
Good 0–9.0Moderate 9.1+Unhealthy for sensitive groups 35.5+Unhealthy 55.5+Very unhealthy 125.5+Hazardous 225.5+No data

97 of 255 measured days were over the WHO 24-hour guideline.

Daily world rank

#1#2396JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep

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

2026 against 2025, month by month

15Jan 2026: 69.3 µg/m³JanFeb 2026: 35.7 µg/m³FebMar 2026: 26.7 µg/m³MarApr 2026: 11.4 µg/m³AprMay 2026: 7.7 µg/m³MayJun 2026: 7.7 µg/m³JunJul 2026: 7.5 µg/m³JulAug 2026: 9.6 µg/m³AugSep 2026: 9.1 µg/m³SepOctNovDec 2025: 59.6 µg/m³Dec

Faded bars: 2025. A month shows once it has 10 measured days.

Monitors

StationOperatorType
GJ-1ODC-BYEEAReference

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

Suceava 14.2Târgu Mureş 13.1Calafat 10.0Sighetu Marmaţiei 9.5Popeşti-Leordeni 9.4Craiova 9.4Iaşi 9.3Dej 9.3Buftea 8.5Voluntari 8.2Bucharest 7.9Braşov 7.9

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

Updated 2026-10-01 05:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 in µg/m³ (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors.