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European AQI for PM2.5

Published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The European Air Quality Index, for the EEA's member and cooperating countries; it gives bands, not a number, and its cut-offs were lowered in 2024.

The European Environment Agency's air quality index bands for PM2.5 (2024 revision); it has bands, not numbers, so values stay in µg/m³. Show SmogRank's numbers in European AQI; you can change it under any chart.

Convert a reading

µg/m³

Set at 6.1 µg/m³, the middle of the 2515 cities on the 24-hour board.

Try 15.0 µg/m³ (the WHO's 24-hour guideline) or 102.6 µg/m³ (eManzimtoti over the last 24 hours).

µg/m³6.1 µg/m³Good
US AQI Your scale34Good
India AQI10Good
China AQI9Excellent
European AQI6 µg/m³Fair
UK DAQI1Low
Canada AQHI+1Low risk
Bands on one µg/m³ axis, stretched near zero (square root) so the clean end has room; the dashed line is the WHO's 24-hour guideline, 15 µg/m³.

Its bands

  1. Good

    up to 5 µg/m³

    Usual outdoor activity is fine for everyone.

    Under the WHO's 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

    1,113 cities in this band on the 24-hour board now

  2. Fair

    over 5 to 15 µg/m³

    Still fine for usual outdoor activity.

    Takes in the WHO's 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³).

    1,119 cities in this band on the 24-hour board now

  3. Moderate

    over 15 to 50 µg/m³

    Sensitive people who notice symptoms are advised to ease off hard outdoor effort.

    Over the WHO's 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³) all the way.

    270 cities in this band on the 24-hour board now

  4. Poor

    over 50 to 90 µg/m³

    Sensitive people are advised to do less, outdoors above all; others who notice symptoms to ease off.

    Over the WHO's 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³) all the way.

    11 cities in this band on the 24-hour board now

  5. Very poor

    over 90 to 140 µg/m³

    Sensitive people are advised to avoid outdoor effort, and everyone else to do less.

    Over the WHO's 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³) all the way.

    2 cities in this band on the 24-hour board now

  6. Extremely poor

    over 140 µg/m³

    Everyone is advised to cut physical activity, and sensitive people to avoid it outdoors.

    Over the WHO's 24-hour guideline (15 µg/m³) all the way.

    No measured city in this band on the 24-hour board now.

The meanings above are ours, in short. The publisher's own advice for each band: the European Environment Agency (EEA).

Each scale here is its PM2.5 part only. Official indexes take the worst of several pollutants, so a city's official number can be higher. The scales are defined on 24-hour means (AQHI+ on hourly ones); how we use them.

Other scales

US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. Every scale side by side.

Nothing on SmogRank is medical advice. For health guidance during bad air, follow your local health authority.