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Most polluted cities in Europe

31 of 676 measured cities in 36 countries were above the WHO 24-hour guideline over the last 7 days. The worst was Obrenovac, Serbia, at 23.4 µg/m³.

Jersey: 1 measured cityGuernseyIsle of ManUnited Kingdom: 5 measured citiesUkraineTurkey: 1 measured cityTunisiaSyriaSwitzerland: 5 measured citiesSweden: 4 measured citiesSpain: 82 measured citiesSlovakia: 31 measured citiesSlovenia: 8 measured citiesSerbia: 8 measured citiesSan MarinoRussiaRomania: 20 measured citiesPortugal: 5 measured citiesPoland: 56 measured citiesNorwayThe Netherlands: 32 measured citiesMoroccoMontenegro: 5 measured citiesMoldovaMalta: 4 measured citiesNorth Macedonia: 13 measured citiesLuxembourg: 2 measured citiesLithuaniaLiechtensteinLibyaLebanon: 3 measured citiesLatvia: 4 measured citiesKosovoKazakhstan: 5 measured citiesJordanItaly: 22 measured citiesIsraelIreland: 25 measured citiesIraqIranIceland: 2 measured citiesHungary: 11 measured citiesGreece: 3 measured citiesGermany: 143 measured citiesGeorgiaFrance: 94 measured citiesAland IslandsFinland: 12 measured citiesEstonia: 4 measured citiesGreenlandFaroe IslandsDenmark: 1 measured cityCzechia: 2 measured citiesCyprusCroatia: 1 measured cityBulgaria: 7 measured citiesBosnia and Herzegovina: 4 measured citiesBelgium: 38 measured citiesBelarusAzerbaijan: 1 measured cityAustria: 19 measured citiesArmenia: 1 measured cityAndorra: 1 measured cityAlgeriaAlbania: 1 measured city
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5 over the last 7 days; tap a country to open it.
← Obrenovac 23.4 µg/m³ 15 µg/m³ 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
Croatia119.6 Zagreb 19.6
Serbia818.0 Obrenovac 23.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina414.8 Prijedor 20.8
Poland5613.0 Otwock 20.1
Denmark112.0 Copenhagen 12.0
Switzerland511.5 Bellinzona 15.3
Czechia211.0 Stodůlky 11.3
Romania2010.1 Târgu Mureş 20.3
Hungary1110.0 Gyál 13.9
Italy229.9 Aosta 22.5
The Netherlands329.7 Haarlem 12.3
Albania19.3 Fier 9.3
Germany1439.2 Landshut 14.4
Slovakia319.1 Ružomberok 10.5
Monaco19.1 Monaco 9.1
Montenegro59.0 Pljevlja 17.3
Spain829.0 Sevilla 16.6
North Macedonia138.8 Tetovo 14.1
Austria198.8 Graz 12.8
Slovenia88.8 Ljubljana 10.6
Malta48.8 Valletta 10.1
Luxembourg28.7 Luxembourg 8.9
Belgium388.6 Beersel 12.2
Portugal57.5 Porto 13.7
France947.4 Nice 12.1
Latvia47.1 Rēzekne 8.6
Andorra16.7 les Escaldes 6.7
Greece36.6 Acharnés 9.2
Sweden45.7 Gothenburg 8.1
Ireland255.5 Wexford 8.1
Bulgaria75.1 Svishtov 5.6
United Kingdom54.9 London 8.9
Jersey14.8 Saint Helier 4.8
Finland123.6 Myyrmäki 4.7
Estonia43.4 Tartu 6.1
Iceland21.1 Reykjavík 1.3

Worst cities

  1. 1ObrenovacCentral Serbia, Serbia 78
  2. 2AostaAosta Valley, Italy 76
  3. 3PrijedorSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 73
  4. 4Târgu Mureşlow-cost sensorsMureș County, Romania 72
  5. 5OtwockMazovia, Poland 71
  6. 6SmederevoCentral Serbia, Serbia 71
  7. 7UžiceCentral Serbia, Serbia 71
  8. 8Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia 71
  9. 9BelgradeCentral Serbia, Serbia 68
  10. 10Novi PazarCentral Serbia, Serbia 67
  11. 11Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 67
  12. 12PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro 66
  13. 13SuceavaSuceava, Romania 66
  14. 14RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland 65
  15. 15SevillaAndalusia, Spain 65
  16. 16KaliszGreater Poland, Poland 65
  17. 17Alcalá de GuadairaAndalusia, Spain 65
  18. 18OurenseGalicia, Spain 65
  19. 19BraPiedmont, Italy 64
  20. 20StarachowiceŚwiętokrzyskie, Poland 64
  21. 21MilanLombardy, Italy 64
  22. 22ZamośćLublin, Poland 63
  23. 23HuelvaAndalusia, Spain 63
  24. 24Novi SadVojvodina, Serbia 63
  25. 25RzeszówSubcarpathia, Poland 63
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 10:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.