SmogRank / Sweden / Skåne / Malmö
Malmö, month by month
Malmö has a measured daily mean on 990 days since 1 January 2023. Its worst month was March 2025, at 65 US AQI (16.8 µg/m³), 786th of 2,862 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was August 2023, at 22 US AQI (4.0 µg/m³). 2025 averaged 44 US AQI (7.9 µg/m³), against 39 US AQI (7.0 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
15 months
| Month | Why |
|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 1 of 11 days measured; a month needs 8. The others: 10 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Sep 2026 | 3 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 27 with readings for part of the day (a day needs 18 hours). |
| Aug 2026 | 2 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jul 2026 | 2 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 29 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jun 2026 | 7 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 23 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| May 2026 | 3 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Jan 2026 | 16 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 15 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Dec 2025 | 8 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 23 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Nov 2025 | 20 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 10 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Oct 2025 | 20 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Oct 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Sep 2024 | No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Aug 2024 | 15 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Mar 2024 | 14 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks. |
| Oct 2023 | 17 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.
Malmö's worst months
| Month | US AQI | World rank | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | 6516.8 µg/m³ | 786thof 2,862 | Europe, March 2025 Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025and 1 more |
| March 2026 | 6014.1 µg/m³ | 933rdof 2,971 | Europe, 18 to 25 March 2026 Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
| February 2025 | 5812.8 µg/m³ | 974thof 2,633 | Europe, 14 February to 1 March 2025 Europe, 1 to 14 February 2025 |
| February 2023 | 529.9 µg/m³ | 674thof 1,129 | Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| February 2026 | 529.6 µg/m³ | 1,508thof 2,866 | Europe, January and February 2026 |
| December 2023 | 519.2 µg/m³ | 894thof 2,247 | Europe, December 2023 |
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.
Malmö's worst days
| Day | US AQI | Episode |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2024 | 12545.2 µg/m³ | Europe, February and March 2024 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | 11440.9 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
| 8 Mar 2025 | 11440.7 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 16 Feb 2023 | 11340.4 µg/m³ | Europe, 6 to 25 February 2023 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 11340.2 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
| 1 Mar 2024 | 10838.3 µg/m³ | Europe, February and March 2024 |
| 6 Mar 2025 | 10737.8 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 7 Mar 2025 | 10537.0 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 9 Mar 2025 | 10235.9 µg/m³ | Germany, Poland and 25 more countries, March 2025 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 9935.0 µg/m³ | Europe, 1 to 12 March 2026 |
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, Malmö, Sweden, 1 Jan 2023 – 9 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/se/malmoe/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).
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Malmö 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).