SmogRank / World / Europe

Most polluted cities in Europe

550 of 565 measured cities in 33 countries were above the WHO annual guideline so far this year. The worst was Târgu Mureş, Romania, at 29.6 µg/m³.

JerseyGuernseyIsle of ManUnited Kingdom: 4 measured citiesUkraineTurkey: 1 measured cityTunisiaSyriaSwitzerland: 6 measured citiesSweden: 2 measured citiesSpainSlovakia: 3 measured citiesSlovenia: 8 measured citiesSerbia: 4 measured citiesSan MarinoRussiaRomania: 20 measured citiesPortugal: 3 measured citiesPoland: 51 measured citiesNorwayThe Netherlands: 29 measured citiesMoroccoMontenegro: 5 measured citiesMoldovaMalta: 2 measured citiesNorth Macedonia: 10 measured citiesLuxembourg: 2 measured citiesLithuaniaLiechtensteinLibyaLebanon: 2 measured citiesLatvia: 3 measured citiesKosovoKazakhstan: 4 measured citiesJordanItaly: 1 measured cityIsraelIreland: 10 measured citiesIraqIranIceland: 2 measured citiesHungary: 13 measured citiesGreece: 4 measured citiesGermany: 195 measured citiesGeorgiaFrance: 100 measured citiesAland IslandsFinland: 12 measured citiesEstonia: 4 measured citiesGreenlandFaroe IslandsDenmark: 1 measured cityCzechia: 2 measured citiesCyprusCroatia: 1 measured cityBulgaria: 7 measured citiesBosnia and Herzegovina: 2 measured citiesBelgium: 39 measured citiesBelarusAzerbaijanAustria: 18 measured citiesArmenia: 1 measured cityAndorra: 1 measured cityAlgeriaAlbania
Each dot is a measured city, coloured by its PM2.5 so far this year; tap a country to open it.
← Târgu Mureş 29.6 µg/m³ 20 µg/m³5 WHO annual guideline
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina225.3 Banja Luka 25.5
Croatia120.8 Zagreb 20.8
North Macedonia1018.6 Bitola 21.5
Poland5117.1 Żywiec 27.7
Montenegro516.1 Pljevlja 28.6
Czechia216.0 Stodůlky 16.3
Hungary1314.9 Debrecen 19.7
Romania2014.4 Târgu Mureş 29.6
Serbia413.4 Belgrade 14.4
Malta212.7 San Pawl il-Baħar 12.7
Latvia311.7 Rēzekne 13.4
Greece410.5 Volos 12.7
Slovenia810.2 Ptuj 12.4
Monaco110.1 Monaco 10.1
Germany1959.9 Berlin 14.1
Italy19.9 Gorizia 9.9
Austria189.8 Graz 13.7
Switzerland69.8 Bellinzona 12.2
Bulgaria79.7 Ruse 13.1
The Netherlands299.6 Haarlem 12.4
Slovakia39.2 Devínska Nová Ves 10.0
Luxembourg28.5 Luxembourg 9.0
Belgium398.4 Izegem 10.6
France1008.0 Dunkirk 10.8
Andorra17.8 les Escaldes 7.8
United Kingdom47.6 London 9.0
Denmark16.9 Copenhagen 6.9
Ireland106.5 Tralee 9.3
Sweden26.1 Gothenburg 7.3
Finland125.6 Myyrmäki 6.8
Estonia45.1 Tartu 5.6
Portugal34.4 Porto 13.8
Iceland22.9 Reykjavík 3.4

Worst cities

  1. 1Târgu Mureşlow-cost sensorsMureș County, Romania 895.9×
  2. 2PljevljaPljevlja, Montenegro 875.7×
  3. 3ŻywiecSilesia, Poland 865.5×
  4. 4OtwockMazovia, Poland 845.3×
  5. 5Bijelo PoljeBijelo Polje, Montenegro 825.2×
  6. 6Banja LukaSrpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 825.1×
  7. 7SarajevoFederation of B&H, Bosnia and Herzegovina 815.0×
  8. 8KaliszGreater Poland, Poland 804.9×
  9. 9RadomskoŁódź Voivodeship, Poland 774.7×
  10. 10Gorzów WielkopolskiLubusz, Poland 774.7×
  11. 11DejCluj County, Romania 774.6×
  12. 12KłodzkoLower Silesia, Poland 774.6×
  13. 13Sighetu MarmaţieiMaramureş, Romania 764.5×
  14. 14WłocławekKujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland 754.4×
  15. 15BitolaBitola, North Macedonia 744.3×
  16. 16GostivarGostivar, North Macedonia 744.3×
  17. 17Târgu JiuGorj County, Romania 734.2×
  18. 18Jastrzębie ZdrójSilesia, Poland 734.2×
  19. 19Zagreblow-cost sensorsZagreb, Croatia 734.2×
  20. 20Czechowice-DziedziceSilesia, Poland 724.1×
  21. 21ZgierzŁódź Voivodeship, Poland 724.1×
  22. 22KrakówLesser Poland, Poland 724.0×
  23. 23KumanovoKumanovo, North Macedonia 714.0×
  24. 24KavadarciKavadarci, North Macedonia 714.0×
  25. 25Debrecenlow-cost sensorsHajdú-Bihar, Hungary 713.9×
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 09:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index.