Air Quality score
Health-oriented air-quality conditions with context from WHO, EEA, and EPA benchmarks.
Air Quality in Berlin80/100
Air Quality
Air Quality in Berlin
Berlin's air-quality profile benefits from strong European monitoring and ongoing transit and street redesign. Air Quality in Berlin scores 80/100, placing it in the strong group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 80/100
Clean-air score
80/100
Strong baseline air quality and improving trend.
Primary pollutant watch
PM2.5 and NO2
Traffic-related and regional pollutants remain central.
Policy momentum
Strong
Street redesign and clean-air policies reinforce progress.
Berlin air quality data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Clean-air score | 80/100 | Among the better-performing major Western capitals. |
| Primary pollutant watch | PM2.5 and NO2 | Mobility transition supports continuing improvement. |
| Policy momentum | Strong | Public-realm investment is a continuing lever. |
Air Quality city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin (this page) | 80/100 | Berlin's air-quality profile benefits from strong European monitoring and ongoing transit and street redesign. |
| Moers | 82/100 | Moers's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Hanau | 82/100 | Hanau's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Hagen | 81/100 | Hagen's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Siegen | 81/100 | Siegen's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Munich | 80/100 | Munich performs solidly on air-quality benchmarks, with traffic-related pollutants the main focus. |
| Hamburg | 80/100 | Hamburg performs solidly on air-quality benchmarks, with port emissions and traffic the recurring drivers. |
| Freiburg | 80/100 | Freiburg's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Pforzheim | 80/100 | Pforzheim's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Bottrop | 79/100 | Bottrop's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Salzgitter | 79/100 | Salzgitter's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Hanover | 78/100 | Hanover's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Nuremberg | 78/100 | Nuremberg's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Bremen | 78/100 | Bremen's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Heidelberg | 78/100 | Heidelberg's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Bergisch Gladbach | 78/100 | Bergisch Gladbach's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Oberhausen | 77/100 | Oberhausen's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Frankfurt | 76/100 | Frankfurt's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Bonn | 76/100 | Bonn's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Reutlingen | 76/100 | Reutlingen's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Remscheid | 76/100 | Remscheid's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Recklinghausen | 76/100 | Recklinghausen's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Gütersloh | 76/100 | Gütersloh's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Münster | 75/100 | Münster's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Dortmund | 75/100 | Dortmund's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Aachen | 74/100 | Aachen's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Wolfsburg | 74/100 | Wolfsburg's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Cologne | 74/100 | Cologne's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Stuttgart | 74/100 | Stuttgart's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Düsseldorf | 74/100 | Düsseldorf's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Leipzig | 74/100 | Leipzig's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
Interpretation
Air-quality scoring weighs pollutant exposure and policy momentum. Berlin's baseline is solid with continued improvement on traffic-related pollutants. Across the indexed cities the air quality average is 64/100, so Berlin is 16 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 2 institutional references.
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Sources
2 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- World Health Organization: WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
Used to normalize air-quality indicators toward health-protective benchmarks.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
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