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Air at the Skver - MS1 station

Tuzla, Tuzla Canton · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Network: Federal Hydrometeorological Institute · Station code: BA0031A

This year, up to yesterday (October 7)

at least

2 days

with a daily average of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) above the legal limit of 125 µg/m³.

Readings are missing for part of the period, so the real number may be higher.

at least

13 hours

with sulphur dioxide (SO₂) above the legal hourly limit of 350 µg/m³.

Readings are missing for part of the period, so the real number may be higher.

Worst day: January 21, 2026, SO₂ 356 µg/m³ as a daily average, 2.9 times the limit.

SO₂ was above the alert threshold of 500 µg/m³ for at least 8 hours, three or more hours in a row (on 1 day).

At least 3 days with a daily average of PM2.5 above 140 µg/m³, the warning threshold in the Federation of BiH.

These are measured values only. Whether a warning or alert episode has been declared is decided and published by the competent authorities.

Daily average for 180 of 280 days · data for 2026 not yet finally verified · Yardstick: legal limits in the Federation of BiH (Pravilnik, Official Gazette FBiH 1/12, 50/19, 3/21)

All figures by year and month

Moderate

Air now · Measured at 21:00

Latest values

Latest value: Wed 21:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM1072.2 µg/m³Moderate
SO₂32.7 µg/m³Fair

How the air is changing

Over the last seven days there was less PM2.5 in the air than the week before.

  • PM10: too few readings to compare
  • PM2.5: average 18.2 µg/m³, week before 41.5 µg/m³
  • NO₂: too few readings to compare
  • O₃: too few readings to compare
  • SO₂: average 23.9 µg/m³, week before 22.5 µg/m³

There are not enough readings to compare with the month before.

  • PM10: too few readings to compare
  • PM2.5: too few readings to compare
  • NO₂: too few readings to compare
  • O₃: too few readings to compare
  • SO₂: too few readings to compare

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Sulphur dioxide SO₂

32.7

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 21:00

41.7

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 88 % of hours · provisional

23.9

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 98 % of hours · provisional

too few readings

Last 30 days

measured in 52 % of hours · provisional

too few readings

Last 12 months

measured in 73 % of hours · provisional

Days in 2026: SO₂, daily average above 125 µg/m³

2 days above the limit. 81 days without any reading from the station.

1102031JanJan 1: no data from the stationJan 2: no data from the stationJan 3: no data from the stationJan 4: no data from the stationJan 10: no data from the stationJan 21: 356 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 144 µg/m³, above the limitJan 27: no data from the stationFebMarMar 29: no data from the stationMar 30: no data from the stationMar 31: no data from the stationAprApr 1: no data from the stationApr 2: no data from the stationApr 3: no data from the stationApr 4: no data from the stationApr 5: no data from the stationApr 6: no data from the stationApr 7: no data from the stationApr 8: no data from the stationApr 9: no data from the stationApr 10: no data from the stationApr 11: no data from the stationApr 12: no data from the stationApr 16: no data from the stationApr 17: no data from the stationApr 18: no data from the stationApr 19: no data from the stationMayMay 23: no data from the stationMay 30: no data from the stationMay 31: no data from the stationJunJun 1: no data from the stationJun 2: no data from the stationJun 3: no data from the stationJun 4: no data from the stationJun 5: no data from the stationJun 6: no data from the stationJun 7: no data from the stationJun 8: no data from the stationJun 9: no data from the stationJun 10: no data from the stationJulJul 2: no data from the stationJul 20: no data from the stationJul 21: no data from the stationJul 22: no data from the stationJul 23: no data from the stationJul 24: no data from the stationJul 25: no data from the stationJul 26: no data from the stationJul 27: no data from the stationJul 28: no data from the stationJul 29: no data from the stationJul 30: no data from the stationJul 31: no data from the stationAugAug 1: no data from the stationAug 2: no data from the stationAug 3: no data from the stationAug 4: no data from the stationAug 5: no data from the stationAug 6: no data from the stationAug 7: no data from the stationAug 8: no data from the stationAug 9: no data from the stationAug 10: no data from the stationSepSep 2: no data from the stationSep 3: no data from the stationSep 4: no data from the stationSep 5: no data from the stationSep 6: no data from the stationSep 7: no data from the stationSep 8: no data from the stationSep 9: no data from the stationSep 10: no data from the stationSep 11: no data from the stationSep 12: no data from the stationSep 13: no data from the stationSep 14: no data from the stationSep 15: no data from the stationSep 16: no data from the stationSep 17: no data from the stationSep 18: no data from the stationSep 19: no data from the stationSep 20: no data from the stationSep 21: no data from the stationOctNovDec
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
  • too few readings for the day
  • no SO₂ data in the EEA database
  • no data from the station
Days above the limit with values (2)
  1. Jan 21 356
  2. Jan 22 144

Values in µg/m³, limit 125 µg/m³.

Months of 2026

MonthDays above 125Hours above 350Highest dayNo readings
January2 above the number allowed103566
February00470
March031023
April003116
May00383
June004710
July003313
August004310
September003920
October up to yesterday00420

Values in µg/m³. ■ marks a month with at least one day above the limit; the number allowed applies to the whole year. “No readings”: days on which not a single reading came from the station.

Last 7 days, every hour: SO₂ in µg/m³highest 132 µg/m³, latest 33 µg/m³ (21:00)050100150ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedlatest 33 (21:00)
measured
Last 7 days, every hour: SO₂ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
21:0032.7
20:0034.1
19:0030.1
18:0028.2
17:0035
16:0086.9
15:0062
14:0025.2
13:00109.7
12:0045.3
11:0069.2
10:0098.9
09:0067.5
08:0024.6
07:0017.4
06:0016.1
05:0017.6
04:0016.9
03:0018.2
02:0020
01:0020.9
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0022.3
23:0024.5
22:0024.4
21:0021.7
20:0021.1
19:0018.1
18:0019.6
17:0017.8
16:0014.6
15:0011.9
14:0016.1
13:0023.8
12:0032
11:0043.5
10:0052.5
09:0040
08:0018.2
07:0015.7
06:0015.1
05:0016.5
04:0017.6
03:0018.6
02:0020.8
01:0023.3
Monday, 10/5
00:0026.6
23:0028.6
22:0030.7
21:0027.8
20:0024.1
19:0021
18:0023.2
17:0027.1
16:0032.3
15:0038.2
14:0053.1
13:0068
12:00131.9
11:00107.3
10:0090.5
09:0040.9
08:0016.6
07:0014.1
06:0013.6
05:0012.1
04:0013.9
03:0014.5
02:0014.4
01:0015.6
Sunday, 10/4
00:0016.7
23:0018.5
22:0019.4
21:0016.7
20:0016.6
19:0014.5
18:0012.7
17:0023.2
16:0015.7
15:0013.1
14:0014.4
13:0019.3
12:0023.7
11:0053.6
10:0037.7
09:0024
08:0013
07:0012.8
06:0012.2
05:0012.9
04:0012.8
03:0013.5
02:0013.8
01:0014.6
Saturday, 10/3
00:0016.3
23:0017.7
22:0018.9
21:0019.4
20:0017.3
19:0014.6
18:0011.9
17:0012.8
16:0013.7
15:0014.6
14:0013.8
13:0012
12:0015.8
11:0021.4
10:0041.9
09:0018.9
08:0013.1
07:0012.4
06:0012.2
05:0012.9
04:0013.1
03:0013.7
02:0015.1
01:0016.3
Friday, 10/2
00:0018.5
23:0020.3
22:0022.3
21:0023.2
20:0024.8
19:0016.7
18:0014.3
17:0011.5
16:0011.3
15:0012.7
14:0010.9
13:0011.9
12:0014.9
11:0017.4
10:0033.4
09:0031.6
08:0013.4
07:0011.7
06:0012
05:0012.6
04:0012.1
03:0013.9
02:0014.9
01:0015.6
Thursday, 10/1
00:0016.9
23:0018.4
22:0018.9
21:0017.7
20:0012.2
19:0011.7
18:0011.3
17:0011.7
16:009.9
15:0013.2
14:0012.7
13:0014.9
12:0014.3
11:0019.7
10:0061.4
09:0022.1
08:0015
07:0013.2
06:0013.8
05:0013.3
04:0013.8
03:0013.6
02:0014
Last 30 days, daily average: SO₂ in µg/m³highest 42 µg/m³, latest 42 µg/m³02040609/109/179/2410/1highest 42
too few readingsno data from the station
Last 30 days, daily average: SO₂ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Wed, 10/741.7provisional
Tue, 10/622.9provisional
Mon, 10/536.9provisional
Sun, 10/418.6provisional
Sat, 10/316.2provisional
Fri, 10/216.7provisional
Thu, 10/116.6provisional
Wed, 9/3016.4provisional
Tue, 9/2939provisional
Mon, 9/2821.8provisional
Sun, 9/2717.6provisional
Sat, 9/2619.1provisional
Fri, 9/2514provisional
Thu, 9/2430provisional
Wed, 9/2312.6provisional
Tue, 9/22too few readings
Mon, 9/21no data from the station
Sun, 9/20no data from the station
Sat, 9/19no data from the station
Fri, 9/18no data from the station
Thu, 9/17no data from the station
Wed, 9/16no data from the station
Tue, 9/15no data from the station
Mon, 9/14no data from the station
Sun, 9/13no data from the station
Sat, 9/12no data from the station
Fri, 9/11no data from the station
Thu, 9/10no data from the station
Wed, 9/9no data from the station
Tue, 9/8no data from the station
Last 12 months, monthly average: SO₂ in µg/m³highest 40 µg/m³, latest 24 µg/m³0204060DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 40latest 24
Last 12 monthsthis month so fara year earlierlegal annual limit, 50 µg/m³month with days without data from the station
Last 12 months, monthly average: SO₂ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Monthµg/m³a year earlierNote
October 2026 so far23.918.2measured in 98 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 2026too few readings25.5measured in 30 % of hours · provisional · 20 days without data from the station
August 2026too few readingstoo few readingsmeasured in 66 % of hours · provisional · 10 days without data from the station
July 2026too few readingstoo few readingsmeasured in 53 % of hours · provisional · 13 days without data from the station
June 2026too few readings20.5measured in 61 % of hours · provisional · 10 days without data from the station
May 202615.317measured in 87 % of hours · provisional · 3 days without data from the station
April 2026too few readings17measured in 40 % of hours · provisional · 16 days without data from the station
March 202630.628.2measured in 88 % of hours · provisional · 3 days without data from the station
February 202628.246.7measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
January 2026too few readings59.4measured in 73 % of hours · provisional · 6 days without data from the station
December 202539.649.2measured in 94 % of hours · verified
November 202529.2too few readingsmeasured in 85 % of hours · verified · 3 days without data from the station

SO₂ by year

Yardstick: legal limits in the Federation of BiH (Pravilnik, Official Gazette FBiH 1/12, 50/19, 3/21)

Measure2026*20252024
Days above 125 µg/m³ (allowed 3)≥ 2²0²≥ 27 above the number allowed
Hours above 350 µg/m³ (allowed 24)≥ 13²≥ 12²70 above the number allowed
Hours above 500 µg/m³, three hours in a row (alert threshold)≥ 8 above the number allowed010 above the number allowed
Annual average, µg/m³ (legal limit 50)too few29¹45
Highest daily average, µg/m³356January 21118February 1377January 11
Highest hourly value, µg/m³902January 21727February 11,305February 15
Hours measured67 %88 %91 %
Days without any reading from the station813410

* 2026 up to October 7; the average since the start of the year is not yet an annual average.

The monitoring networks have not yet finally verified this year’s data. The EEA publishes verified values once a year.

≥ means at least: more than a tenth of the days or hours are missing, so the real number may be higher.

¹ Fewer than 90 % of the hours were measured, so we do not compare this average with the limit.

² Too few readings to compare with the number allowed: the figure covers only what was measured.

■ and a figure in red: more than is allowed for the whole year.

There is no allowed number for the warning and alert thresholds: every such hour or day is in red.

The column for 2023 is shown on wider screens.

Compared with the new EU rules and the WHO recommendation

This is not the yardstick for the verdict above, only a comparison. From 2030 the EU tightens its limits (Directive (EU) 2024/2881), and since 2021 the World Health Organization has recommended even lower values.

  • EU from 2030: daily 50 µg/m³, 18 days allowed. In 2026 there were 10 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 40 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2026 there were 21 such days.

Sources: Directive (EU) 2024/2881, Annex I; WHO global air quality guidelines 2021, table 0.1. Checked against the texts on 7 October 2026.

The worst days of 2026

DayAverageTimes the limit
Jan 21, 2026provisional3562.9 ×
Jan 22, 2026provisional1441.1 ×

Daily average in µg/m³, daily limit 125 µg/m³. Days with the same unverified value over many hours are not on this list.

Outages in the last 12 months

Every period of at least 24 hours in which no reading arrived from this station.

Days without a reading: 96

12 outages, 2,313 hours in total in the last 12 months.

Timeline of outages from October 8, 2025 to today

FromToDuration
Sep 1, 2026 08:00Sep 22, 2026 09:0021 days
Jul 19, 2026 22:00Aug 11, 2026 14:0023 days
Jul 1, 2026 09:00Jul 3, 2026 14:002 days
May 29, 2026 09:00Jun 11, 2026 11:0013 days
May 22, 2026 23:00May 24, 2026 08:0033 hours
Apr 15, 2026 11:00Apr 20, 2026 20:005 days
Mar 28, 2026 05:00Apr 13, 2026 16:0016 days
Jan 26, 2026 14:00Jan 28, 2026 14:002 days
Jan 9, 2026 13:00Jan 11, 2026 11:0046 hours
Dec 31, 2025 11:00Jan 5, 2026 14:005 days
Dec 28, 2025 06:00Dec 29, 2025 11:0029 hours
Nov 18, 2025 02:00Nov 22, 2025 01:004 days

Calculated from the hourly values the EEA publishes. If late values arrive afterwards, an outage gets shorter or disappears.

Who is responsible

Air quality in the Federation of BiH is monitored by three networks of stations: the federal, the cantonal and the municipal one (Air Protection Act, Official Gazette FBiH 72/24, Art. 12 to 16).

Federal Hydrometeorological Institute (FHMZ)
Runs the federal network, collects the data of all networks and publishes it. It issues a report every month and, every year by 31 July, the annual air quality report (Art. 14, 19 and 63).
Canton
Sets up the cantonal network and is responsible for the measures. When limit values are exceeded, it adopts an air quality plan. When warning or alert thresholds are at risk of being exceeded, it adopts a short-term intervention plan. When the information threshold or a concentration dangerous to health is exceeded, it informs the public (Art. 15, 22, 25, 27 and 61).
Municipality
May run its own stations with the consent of the canton and must publish their results (Art. 16 and 17).
Inspectorates
The inspectorates of the Federation, the canton and the municipality supervise the law and the measures, each within its remit (Art. 71).

What the law requires when a limit is exceeded

A limit value is not a recommendation. The deadline for meeting the limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter expired on 1 January 2021. Since then only the number of exceedances that the Pravilnik allows applies (Official Gazette FBiH 1/12, Annex X). The Air Protection Act adds that limit values, once met, must not be exceeded again (Art. 5(4)).

The law allows: for PM10 at most 35 days a year above 50 µg/m³, for sulphur dioxide at most 24 hours above 350 µg/m³ and at most 3 days above 125 µg/m³, for nitrogen dioxide at most 18 hours above 200 µg/m³ and no day with a daily average above 85 µg/m³ (Annex X).

When limits are exceeded, the canton adopts an air quality plan with measures that shorten the period of exceedance. The plan is published within eight days of adoption (Art. 8, 25, 26 and 63).

The alert thresholds are 500 µg/m³ for sulphur dioxide and 400 µg/m³ for nitrogen dioxide over three hours in a row, and 300 µg/m³ for PM10 and 280 µg/m³ for PM2.5 as a daily average (Pravilnik, Annex XIV, amended in Official Gazette FBiH 3/21). When such a situation threatens, the canton must have a short-term intervention plan. It can restrict traffic, construction work, the operation of plants and heating (Art. 27 and 28).

When the information threshold or a concentration dangerous to health is exceeded, the competent cantonal authorities inform the public through radio, television, newspapers and the internet: where, since when, how much was measured, what is expected and how to protect oneself (Art. 61 and 62).

The limit values in BiH match the EU rules of 2008. Since 2021 the World Health Organization has recommended much lower values, for PM10 45 µg/m³ a day and 15 µg/m³ a year. From 2030 the EU lowers the annual PM10 limit to 20 µg/m³ (Directive (EU) 2024/2881).

We checked the rules against the published texts on 7 October 2026.

Where the data comes from

Measured by Federal Hydrometeorological Institute. We take the values from the European Environment Agency (EEA) under the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Values marked provisional have not been fully checked by the network yet. The EEA publishes verified data for the previous year once a year, usually by the end of September.

An hourly value is the average of one hour. We show the end of the hour: the value to 18:00 was measured from 17:00 to 18:00.

A day runs from midnight to midnight local time.

We only show an average when at least three out of four hours in the period have a reading. The EU air quality directive requires this for daily averages, and we apply the same rule to longer periods. We compare an annual average with the EU limit only once 90 % of hours are measured, as the directive requires. For 12 months and for a year we ask for more: if less than 90 % of hours are measured, every full calendar month needs readings for at least half of its hours. Otherwise a whole season could be missing from the average, such as summer, when ozone is highest.

We do not call a difference of up to 10 % a change, nor one of up to 1 µg/m³ at low levels, because weather and measurement uncertainty alone cause differences that size.

When a station sends no reading, the EEA sometimes fills the hour with a model estimate. We draw those hours dashed and leave them out of every average.

The limits are the legal limits of the Federation of BiH (Pravilnik, Official Gazette FBiH 1/12, 50/19 and 3/21, Annexes X and XIV). They match EU Directive 2008/50/EC. When more than a tenth of the days or hours are missing, the number of exceedances can only be higher, so we write “at least” in front of it.

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