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Most polluted cities in Europe

28 of 486 measured cities in 32 countries were above the WHO 24-hour guideline over the last 24 hours. The worst was Aosta, Italy, at 30.5 µg/m³.

Jersey: 1 measured cityGuernseyIsle of ManUnited Kingdom: 4 measured citiesUkraineTurkey: 1 measured cityTunisiaSyriaSwitzerland: 3 measured citiesSweden: 4 measured citiesSpain: 50 measured citiesSlovakia: 22 measured citiesSlovenia: 6 measured citiesSerbia: 6 measured citiesSan MarinoRussiaRomania: 19 measured citiesPortugal: 3 measured citiesPolandNorwayThe Netherlands: 16 measured citiesMoroccoMontenegro: 4 measured citiesMoldovaMalta: 4 measured citiesNorth Macedonia: 8 measured citiesLuxembourgLithuaniaLiechtensteinLibyaLebanon: 3 measured citiesLatvia: 4 measured citiesKosovoKazakhstan: 5 measured citiesJordanItaly: 3 measured citiesIsraelIreland: 24 measured citiesIraqIranIcelandHungary: 5 measured citiesGreece: 2 measured citiesGermany: 139 measured citiesGeorgiaFrance: 81 measured citiesAland IslandsFinland: 10 measured citiesEstonia: 4 measured citiesGreenlandFaroe IslandsDenmark: 1 measured cityCzechia: 2 measured citiesCyprusCroatia: 1 measured cityBulgaria: 9 measured citiesBosnia and Herzegovina: 4 measured citiesBelgium: 29 measured citiesBelarusAzerbaijan: 1 measured cityAustria: 16 measured citiesArmenia: 1 measured cityAndorra: 1 measured cityAlgeriaAlbania
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5 over the last 24 hours; tap a country to open it.
← Aosta 30.5 µg/m³ 30 µg/m³15 WHO 24-hour guideline0
Every measured city in Europe, one column each, worst on the left and cleanest on the right; height is PM2.5 in µg/m³. Point at it to read a city; tap to open it.

Countries

CountryCitiesMedianCities by bandWorst city
Denmark123.2 Copenhagen 23.2
Croatia119.2 Zagreb 19.2
Serbia615.0 Kikinda 18.3
Italy314.3 Aosta 30.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina413.7 Prijedor 29.4
Hungary511.8 Kazincbarcika 14.4
Slovakia2211.5 Ružomberok 14.8
Czechia211.4 Stodůlky 11.6
Monaco110.5 Monaco 10.5
Sweden410.2 Malmö 13.2
Romania1910.1 Târgu Mureş 17.5
Germany1399.4 Landshut 24.8
Slovenia69.4 Celje 11.1
Austria169.3 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 13.1
North Macedonia89.1 Tetovo 11.4
Switzerland38.9 Bellinzona 23.6
Montenegro48.8 Pljevlja 15.5
Latvia48.0 Ventspils 8.7
Malta47.8 San Pawl il-Baħar 8.8
Andorra17.4 les Escaldes 7.4
Greece26.8 Athens 7.1
Finland106.2 Pori 10.0
Spain506.0 Murcia 15.5
Bulgaria95.9 Ruse 11.4
Estonia45.6 Tartu 8.1
Ireland245.4 Waterford 7.6
The Netherlands165.0 Medemblik 6.4
France814.7 Arles 15.8
Belgium294.6 Flémalle-Haute 8.0
Portugal31.9 Porto 5.6
United Kingdom41.4 London 6.5
Jersey11.4 Saint Helier 1.4

Worst cities

  1. 1AostaAosta Valley, Italy 912.0×
  2. 2PrijedorSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 892.0×
  3. 3LandshutBavaria, Germany 801.7×
  4. 4BellinzonaTicino, Switzerland 781.6×
  5. 5Copenhagenlow-cost sensorsCapital Region, Denmark 771.5×
  6. 6KelheimBavaria, Germany 741.4×
  7. 7NurembergBavaria, Germany 721.4×
  8. 8Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia 701.3×
  9. 9BurghausenBavaria, Germany 701.3×
  10. 10Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 691.2×
  11. 11KikindaVojvodina, Serbia 681.2×
  12. 12TeltowBrandenburg, Germany 671.2×
  13. 13Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia 671.2×
  14. 14Târgu Mureşlow-cost sensorsMureș County, Romania 671.2×
  15. 15NauenBrandenburg, Germany 661.2×
  16. 16Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia 661.1×
  17. 17TraunreutBavaria, Germany 651.1×
  18. 18IngolstadtBavaria, Germany 651.1×
  19. 19PassauBavaria, Germany 641.1×
  20. 20Königs WusterhausenBrandenburg, Germany 641.1×
  21. 21NeubrandenburgMecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany 641.1×
  22. 22GeraThuringia, Germany 641.1×
  23. 23ArlesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 631.1×
  24. 24PotsdamBrandenburg, Germany 631.0×
  25. 25MurciaMurcia, Spain 631.0×
All cities in the world
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

Updated 2026-10-02 07:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.