Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany Historical Air Quality Analysis
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August Air Quality Analysis
Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
AQI Trends: Highest and Lowest
Same Day Analysis (2nd August):
On this day, AQI across the 5 years varied significantly: 2026 ranks 3rd highest AQI at 21 of Good air quality, showing improvement over 2025 and 2024 on the same day.
Day & Night AQI Trend: 2nd Aug - 3rd Aug 2026
Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
5 AM2nd Aug 2026
9 PM
4 AM3rd Aug 2026
33AQI
14AQI
37AQI
23AQI
In the last 24 hours,
Cologne's AQI reached its highest point of 37 at 3 AM during the Night, while the lowest point, 14, was recorded at 9 AM during the Day between 2nd Aug and 3rd Aug 2026.
Day & Night AQI Trend : Jul - Aug 2026
Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
21°C17/23°C
23°C16/30°C
24°C19/30°C
21°C19/24°C
22°C16/29°C
24°C17/30°C
25°C17/33°C
26°C18/33°C
26°C19/34°C
26°C19/33°C
25°C19/31°C
24°C18/31°C
25°C19/31°C
21°C16/25°C
19°C15/22°C
17°C11/23°C
20°C13/26°C
18°C13/23°C
19°C15/25°C
19°C13/26°C
24°C16/31°C
21°C18/25°C
19°C15/24°C
22°C15/30°C
28°C19/36°C
27°C21/38°C
25°C20/31°C
22°C17/27°C
24°C17/31°C
28°C21/37°C
33AQI
27AQI
31AQI
28AQI
2026 Days Vs Air Quality
Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
77%
163
20%
43
2%
5
Total number of days with different AQI categories in last 215 days in 2026 (150 days remaining)
Under WHO’s Safe Air Quality Limits: 77%
Health Risk Level:
Low
In 2026, 77% of 215 days were within WHO’s safe air quality limits. The risk of health issues is Low, but the long-term effects, especially on vulnerable individuals, remain uncertain.
Annual Air Quality Insights
Cologne, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany
AQI levels in 2026
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
37AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
52AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
61AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
42AQI (US)
67AQI (US)
82AQI (US)
85AQI (US)
77AQI (US)
68AQI (US)
122AQI (US)
133AQI (US)
132AQI (US)
129AQI (US)
80AQI (US)
76AQI (US)
99AQI (US)
76AQI (US)
83AQI (US)
93AQI (US)
59AQI (US)
86AQI (US)
50AQI (US)
84AQI (US)
77AQI (US)
50AQI (US)
50AQI (US)
50AQI (US)
60AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
82AQI (US)
69AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
74AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
12AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
47AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
47AQI (US)
78AQI (US)
69AQI (US)
72AQI (US)
102AQI (US)
91AQI (US)
86AQI (US)
62AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
42AQI (US)
13AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
79AQI (US)
98AQI (US)
77AQI (US)
76AQI (US)
81AQI (US)
92AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
11AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
9AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
14AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
11AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
79AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
60AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
54AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
43AQI (US)
54AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
47AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
63AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
12AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
36AQI (US)
50AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
13AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
39AQI (US)
28AQI (US)
11AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
16AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
14AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
17AQI (US)
18AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
40AQI (US)
13AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
32AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
53AQI (US)
63AQI (US)
70AQI (US)
27AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
14AQI (US)
23AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
37AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
15AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
26AQI (US)
22AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
38AQI (US)
54AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
31AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
35AQI (US)
33AQI (US)
24AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
34AQI (US)
48AQI (US)
58AQI (US)
19AQI (US)
21AQI (US)
61AQI (US)
46AQI (US)
49AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
30AQI (US)
25AQI (US)
29AQI (US)
20AQI (US)
No. of days
202639AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
January61AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
August20AQI (US)
202541AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
February63AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
September25AQI (US)
202433AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
September39AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
February23AQI (US)
202331AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
February50AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
November23AQI (US)
202234AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
March49AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
September26AQI (US)
202127AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
June39AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
January13AQI (US)
202020AQI (US)
Highest AQI (US) recorded in
April27AQI (US)
Lowest AQI (US) recorded in
December11AQI (US)
Most & Least Polluted Years Over the Last 7 Years
Cologne's annual 2026 AQI (US) (39) shows an average percentage change of 32.2% (worsened AQI (US)) compared to previous years: 2020 (20), 2021 (27), 2022 (34), 2023 (31), 2024 (33), 2025 (41).