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Air at the Zagreb-1 station

Zagreb, Croatia

Network: Državna mreža za trajno praćenje kvalitete zraka · Station code: HR0007A

This year, up to yesterday (October 7)

No measured day above the EU limit in 2026.

Daily average for 269 of 280 days · data for 2026 not yet finally verified · Yardstick: EU limits (Directive 2008/50/EC)

Poor

Air now · Measured at 21:00

Latest values

Latest value: Wed 21:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
NO₂69.9 µg/m³Poor
SO₂12.1 µg/m³Good

How the air is changing

Over the last seven days there was more NO₂ and SO₂ in the air than the week before.

  • NO₂: average 58.4 µg/m³, week before 45.9 µg/m³
  • SO₂: average 11.9 µg/m³, week before 10.8 µg/m³

Last month there was more NO₂ in the air than the month before.

  • NO₂: average 37.3 µg/m³, month before 33.2 µg/m³
  • SO₂: average 10.4 µg/m³, month before 10.4 µg/m³

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Nitrogen dioxide NO₂

69.9

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 21:00

45.9

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 88 % of hours · provisional

58.4

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 98 % of hours · provisional

43

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 99 % of hours · provisional

34.2

Last 12 monthsµg/m³

measured in 98 % of hours · provisional

Days in 2025: NO₂, at least one hour above 200 µg/m³

No measured day above the limit. 18 days without any reading from the station.

1102031JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepSep 16: no data from the stationSep 17: no data from the stationSep 20: no data from the stationSep 21: no data from the stationSep 22: no data from the stationSep 23: no data from the stationSep 24: no data from the stationSep 25: no data from the stationSep 26: no data from the stationSep 27: no data from the stationSep 28: no data from the stationSep 29: no data from the stationSep 30: no data from the stationOctOct 1: no data from the stationOct 2: no data from the stationOct 3: no data from the stationOct 4: no data from the stationOct 5: no data from the stationNovDec
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
  • too few readings for the day
  • no data from the station

Months of 2025

MonthDays with an hour above 200Hours above 200Highest dayNo readings
January00660
February00680
March00770
April00450
May00400
June00460
July00530
August00390
September004013
October00535
November00550
December00640

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: NO₂ in µg/m³highest 131 µg/m³, latest 70 µg/m³ (21:00)0100200300ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedhighest 131latest 70 (21:00)
measuredmodel estimate, not countedEU hourly limit, 200 µg/m³
Last 7 days, every hour: NO₂ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
23:0030model estimate, not counted
22:0035model estimate, not counted
21:0069.9
20:0062.7
19:0032.3
18:0018.3
17:0015.1
16:0010.5
15:0010.1
14:0010.4
13:0015.6
12:0037.3
11:0034.8
10:0059.5
09:0065.9
08:0068.8
07:0057.5
06:0046.8
05:0047.6
04:0070.5
03:0077.5
02:0082.2
01:0071.5
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0091.9
23:00104.2
22:00100
21:00102
20:00110.9
19:00131.1
18:0082.2
17:0056.5
16:0043.8
15:0040.9
14:0047.8
13:0048.4
12:0056.9
11:0057.4
10:0061.9
09:0061.5
08:0067
07:0066.6
06:0041.6
05:0027.9
04:0032.8
03:0053.1
02:0067.3
01:0065
Monday, 10/5
00:0066
23:0079.2
22:0082.5
21:0092.3
20:00103.8
19:00108.6
18:0052.5
17:0043.9
16:0061.1
15:0047.4
14:0048.4
13:0047.5
12:0058.6
11:0065.1
10:0070.2
09:0072
08:0077.2
07:0056.5
06:0038.3
05:0034.8
04:0050.9
03:0061.1
02:0069.2
01:0078.1
Sunday, 10/4
00:0062.4
23:0071.3
22:0073.2
21:0090.5
20:0093.5
19:00102.5
18:0037.8
17:0027.7
16:0018.3
15:0016.2
14:0022.1
13:0022.2
12:0026.3
11:0034.1
10:0034.9
09:0042.1
08:0032.7
07:0046
06:0055.7
05:0058.9
04:0072.3
03:0074.4
02:0073.1
01:0065.6
Saturday, 10/3
00:0081.6
23:0091.3
22:0083.9
21:0070
20:0053.5
19:0093.8
18:0048
17:0021.8
16:0026.1
15:0026.4
14:0029.2
13:0033.1
12:0042.2
11:0043
10:0044.3
09:0049
08:0050.5
07:0048
06:0044.9
05:0052.4
04:0061.8
03:0067.7
02:0078.7
01:0086.1
Friday, 10/2
00:0097
23:0097.5
22:0084
21:0076.2
20:0081.8
19:00102.3
18:0062.4
17:0049.3
16:0045.8
15:0040.4
14:0043.4
13:0033
12:0046.3
11:0053.6
10:0064.6
09:0062.3
08:0066.5
07:0055.2
06:0042.3
05:0035.5
04:0055.8
03:0061.4
02:0072.6
Thursday, 10/1
00:0091.1
23:0087.3
22:0092.2
21:0071.9
20:0096.2
19:0079.4
18:0050.4
17:0040.6
16:0044.2
15:0039.1
14:0036.3
13:0035.8
12:0040.4
11:0045.8
10:0062.2
09:0057.8
08:0061.4
07:0047.6
06:0038.8
05:0039.5
04:0049.5
03:0061.3
02:0074.9
Last 30 days, daily average: NO₂ in µg/m³highest 67 µg/m³, latest 46 µg/m³0501009/109/179/2410/1latest 46
Last 30 days, daily average: NO₂ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Wed, 10/745.9provisional
Tue, 10/667.4provisional
Mon, 10/565.2provisional
Sun, 10/452.2provisional
Sat, 10/355.3provisional
Fri, 10/262.1provisional
Thu, 10/159.2provisional
Wed, 9/3062.1provisional
Tue, 9/2959.5provisional
Mon, 9/2854.5provisional
Sun, 9/2733.2provisional
Sat, 9/2640.4provisional
Fri, 9/2534.8provisional
Thu, 9/2437.2provisional
Wed, 9/2331.5provisional
Tue, 9/2235provisional
Mon, 9/2132.2provisional
Sun, 9/2028.9provisional
Sat, 9/1936provisional
Fri, 9/1830.6provisional
Thu, 9/1735.5provisional
Wed, 9/1647.6provisional
Tue, 9/1535.5provisional
Mon, 9/1439.5provisional
Sun, 9/1331.2provisional
Sat, 9/1226.4provisional
Fri, 9/1128.6provisional
Thu, 9/1026.8provisional
Wed, 9/939.7provisional
Tue, 9/857.7provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: NO₂ in µg/m³highest 58 µg/m³, latest 58 µg/m³0204060DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 58
Last 12 monthsthis month so fara year earlierEU annual limit, 40 µg/m³month with days without data from the station
Last 12 months, monthly average: NO₂ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Monthµg/m³a year earlierNote
October 2026 so far58.4too few readingsmeasured in 98 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202637.3too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
August 202633.224.5measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
July 202631.124.4measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
June 202637.925.5measured in 96 % of hours · provisional
May 202624.126.3measured in 98 % of hours · provisional
April 202628.229.3measured in 96 % of hours · provisional
March 202632.637.3measured in 88 % of hours · provisional · 2 days without data from the station
February 202636.643.8measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
January 202636.534.1measured in 98 % of hours · provisional
December 202535.644.7measured in 100 % of hours · verified
November 202533.738.6measured in 100 % of hours · verified

NO₂ by year

Yardstick: EU limits (Directive 2008/50/EC)

Measure2026*20252024
Hours above 200 µg/m³ (allowed 18)000
Hours above 400 µg/m³, three hours in a row (alert threshold)000
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)33.7*31.738
Highest daily average, µg/m³70January 977March 886January 31
Highest hourly value, µg/m³131October 6135March 8142January 23
Hours measured97 %93 %95 %
Days without any reading from the station2182

* 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.

■ 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 2025 there were 33 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 25 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2025 there were 232 such days.
  • EU from 2030: annual average 20 µg/m³. Average in 2025: 32 µg/m³.
  • WHO 2021: annual average 10 µg/m³. Average in 2025: 32 µg/m³.

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

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: 4

2 outages, 96 hours in total in the last 12 months.

Timeline of outages from October 8, 2025 to today

FromToDuration
Jun 4, 2026 09:00Jun 5, 2026 11:0026 hours
Mar 6, 2026 12:00Mar 9, 2026 10:003 days

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

Where the data comes from

Measured by Državna mreža za trajno praćenje kvalitete zraka. 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 EU limits come from Directive 2008/50/EC. Here they serve as a yardstick for comparison. 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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