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Air quality · Bavaria, Germany

Munich Air Quality Index (AQI) today

Modelled estimate for 13:00 local time (UTC+1), refreshed 3 Nov, 07:52 UTC+0.

55 Moderate

Live estimate · modelled

US EPA AQI13:00 UTC+1, 3 Nov Main pollutant: PM2.5

Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.

What to do today

  • Long walk or run outside OK, lighter if very sensitive
  • Kids playing outside OK
  • Airing the house Open
  • Mask outdoors Not needed

Based on the US EPA’s health statement: “Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.” General guidance, not medical advice.

Last 24 hours and next 48

Past hours Forecast

14:00 · 50 15:00 · 45 16:00 · 43 17:00 · 46 18:00 · 50 19:00 · 52 20:00 · 55 21:00 · 56 22:00 · 57 23:00 · 57 00:00 · 57 01:00 · 56 02:00 · 55 03:00 · 55 04:00 · 56 05:00 · 56 06:00 · 56 07:00 · 56 08:00 · 56 09:00 · 56 10:00 · 56 11:00 · 56 12:00 · 56 13:00 · 55 14:00 · 55 15:00 · 55 16:00 · 55 17:00 · 55 18:00 · 55 19:00 · 55 20:00 · 55 21:00 · 55 22:00 · 55 23:00 · 56 00:00 · 56 01:00 · 56 02:00 · 56 03:00 · 55 04:00 · 56 05:00 · 56 06:00 · 56 07:00 · 56 08:00 · 56 09:00 · 56 10:00 · 56 11:00 · 56 12:00 · 55 13:00 · 55 14:00 · 55 15:00 · 54 16:00 · 53 17:00 · 52 18:00 · 52 19:00 · 53 20:00 · 54 21:00 · 54 22:00 · 55 23:00 · 57 00:00 · 58 01:00 · 59 02:00 · 60 03:00 · 62 04:00 · 63 05:00 · 64 06:00 · 65 07:00 · 66 08:00 · 67 Now

US EPA AQI per hour, UTC+1. Particles use EPA’s NowCast (a 12-hour weighted average), ozone and CO an 8-hour average. Lighter bars are the CAMS forecast.

Show as a table
TimeAQI
Mon 14:0050
Mon 15:0045
Mon 16:0043
Mon 17:0046
Mon 18:0050
Mon 19:0052
Mon 20:0055
Mon 21:0056
Mon 22:0057
Mon 23:0057
Tue 00:0057
Tue 01:0056
Tue 02:0055
Tue 03:0055
Tue 04:0056
Tue 05:0056
Tue 06:0056
Tue 07:0056
Tue 08:0056
Tue 09:0056
Tue 10:0056
Tue 11:0056
Tue 12:0056
Tue 13:00 · Now55
Tue 14:00 · Forecast55
Tue 15:00 · Forecast55
Tue 16:00 · Forecast55
Tue 17:00 · Forecast55
Tue 18:00 · Forecast55
Tue 19:00 · Forecast55
Tue 20:00 · Forecast55
Tue 21:00 · Forecast55
Tue 22:00 · Forecast55
Tue 23:00 · Forecast56
Wed 00:00 · Forecast56
Wed 01:00 · Forecast56
Wed 02:00 · Forecast56
Wed 03:00 · Forecast55
Wed 04:00 · Forecast56
Wed 05:00 · Forecast56
Wed 06:00 · Forecast56
Wed 07:00 · Forecast56
Wed 08:00 · Forecast56
Wed 09:00 · Forecast56
Wed 10:00 · Forecast56
Wed 11:00 · Forecast56
Wed 12:00 · Forecast55
Wed 13:00 · Forecast55
Wed 14:00 · Forecast55
Wed 15:00 · Forecast54
Wed 16:00 · Forecast53
Wed 17:00 · Forecast52
Wed 18:00 · Forecast52
Wed 19:00 · Forecast53
Wed 20:00 · Forecast54
Wed 21:00 · Forecast54
Wed 22:00 · Forecast55
Wed 23:00 · Forecast57
Thu 00:00 · Forecast58
Thu 01:00 · Forecast59
Thu 02:00 · Forecast60
Thu 03:00 · Forecast62
Thu 04:00 · Forecast63
Thu 05:00 · Forecast64
Thu 06:00 · Forecast65
Thu 07:00 · Forecast66
Thu 08:00 · Forecast67

Pollutants this hour

  • PM2.5 11.0 µg/m³ 24-hour mean 11.1 µg/m³ · within WHO’s 24-hour guideline (15) 55
  • PM10 14 µg/m³ 12
  • O₃ 44 µg/m³ 17
  • NO₂ 7 µg/m³ 3
  • SO₂ 1 µg/m³ 0
  • CO 0.19 mg/m³ 1

Modelled concentrations at the city’s location (CAMS). The sub-index uses the same averaging as the headline, so the highest one is the AQI.

Nearby cities

City AQI
Stuttgart Baden-Wurttemberg 55
Zurich Switzerland 54
Prague Czechia 54
Frankfurt am Main Hesse 52
Ljubljana Slovenia 55
Bern Switzerland 53
Milan Italy 80

Where this number comes from

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) forecasts air pollution worldwide on a grid (about 11 km over Europe, about 45 km elsewhere). We take the grid value at Munich’s coordinates and score it with the US EPA’s method. It is a model, not a measurement: a nearby monitoring station can read quite differently, especially next to busy roads or during fires and dust storms.

Full methodology · Data: CAMS via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0); city list: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

  • Good 0–50
  • Moderate 51–100
  • Unhealthy for sensitive groups 101–150
  • Unhealthy 151–200
  • Very unhealthy 201–300
  • Hazardous 301–500

Questions

What is the AQI in Munich right now?

55 on the US EPA scale (Moderate) at 13:00 UTC+1, 3 Nov. PM2.5 is the pollutant with the highest sub-index. This is a modelled estimate from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), not a reading from a monitoring station.

Is it safe to exercise outside in Munich today?

For most people, yes. The EPA’s statement for “Moderate”: Air quality is acceptable. However, there may be a risk for some people, particularly those who are unusually sensitive to air pollution. General guidance, not medical advice.

Will the air in Munich get better or worse tomorrow?

Over the next 24 hours the model expects the AQI to range from 55 around 14:00 to 56 around 23:00 (3 Nov). Forecasts beyond a day are less certain.

How does Munich compare with other cities?

Right now it is the 580th most polluted of 849 cities we track worldwide, and 1st of 7 in Germany, all on the same US EPA scale.

Why does another app show a different AQI for Munich?

Apps differ in source (government stations, low-cost sensors or a model like this one), in scale (US EPA, European, or a national index) and in averaging (hourly or NowCast, 8-hour, 24-hour). This page uses the US EPA AQI with EPA’s NowCast for particles, computed from the CAMS forecast for the city’s location.