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Air at the Zagreb-3 station

Zagreb, Croatia

Network: Državna mreža za trajno praćenje kvalitete zraka · Station code: HR0009A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

at least

31 days

with an 8-hour average of ozone (O₃) above the target value of 120 µg/m³.

The target value allows 25 such days a year, averaged over three years.

In 2025: 18 days above the limit, the target value allows 25 as a three-year average.

34 days

with a daily average of particulate matter PM10 above the EU limit of 50 µg/m³.

35 days are allowed in the whole year.

Worst day: August 6, 2026, O₃ 153 µg/m³ as a daily average, 1.3 times the limit.

Daily average for 245 of 279 days · data for 2026 not yet finally verified · Yardstick: EU limits (Directive 2008/50/EC)

All figures by year and month

Moderate

Air now · Measured at 19:00

Latest values

Latest value: 19:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM1038.3 µg/m³Fair
NO₂46.6 µg/m³Moderate
O₃55 µg/m³Good

How the air is changing

Over the last seven days there was more PM10, NO₂, and O₃ in the air than the week before.

  • PM10: average 41.8 µg/m³, week before 22.6 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 41.4 µg/m³, week before 25.5 µg/m³
  • O₃: average 46.4 µg/m³, week before 39.6 µg/m³

Last month there was more NO₂ and less PM10 and O₃ in the air than the month before.

  • PM10: average 17.5 µg/m³, month before 19.8 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 22.3 µg/m³, month before 19.6 µg/m³
  • O₃: average 50.8 µg/m³, month before 80.6 µg/m³

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Ozone O₃

55

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 19:00

39.8

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 83 % of hours · provisional

46.4

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 92 % of hours · provisional

44.4

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 98 % of hours · provisional

48.2

Last 12 monthsµg/m³

measured in 92 % of hours · provisional

Days in 2024: O₃, 8-hour average above 120 µg/m³

6 days above the limit.

1102031JanFebMarAprMayJunJulJul 10: 120 µg/m³, above the limitJul 15: 128 µg/m³, above the limitJul 16: 121 µg/m³, above the limitAugAug 13: 121 µg/m³, above the limitAug 15: 122 µg/m³, above the limitSepSep 1: 125 µg/m³, above the limitOctNovDec
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
  • too few readings for the day
  • no O₃ data in the EEA database
Days above the limit with values (6)
  1. Jul 10 120
  2. Jul 15 128
  3. Jul 16 121
  4. Aug 13 121
  5. Aug 15 122
  6. Sep 1 125

Values in µg/m³, limit 120 µg/m³.

Months of 2024

MonthDays above 120Highest 8 hNo readings
January0630
February0820
March0980
April0990
May01110
June0970
July3 above the number allowed1280
August2 above the number allowed1220
September1 above the number allowed1250
October0610
November0600
December0710

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: O₃ in µg/m³highest 132 µg/m³, latest 85 µg/m³ (18:00)050100150ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedlatest 85 (18:00)
measuredmodel estimate, not counted
Last 7 days, every hour: O₃ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
21:0039model estimate, not counted
20:0040model estimate, not counted
19:0041model estimate, not counted
18:0084.5
17:0093.3
16:0099.8
15:0095.9
14:0096.8
13:0096.8
12:0083.6
11:0052.4
10:0029.2
09:007.7
08:002.4
07:006.3
06:0018.5
05:006.8
04:003.2
03:003.1
02:002.8
01:003.2
Tuesday, 10/6
00:004.1
23:005.6
22:008
21:009.5
20:0016.4
19:0076.4
18:00106.7
17:00121.4
16:00120.1
15:00117.1
14:00102
13:0078.7
12:0057.1
Monday, 10/5
21:0011.7
20:0015.3
19:0053.8
18:0093.6
17:00100.8
16:0094.6
15:0091.3
14:0086.8
13:0075.1
12:0039.4
11:0019.7
10:0013.7
09:0011.7
08:009.6
07:0011.2
06:0018.3
05:0023.6
04:0021.2
03:0018.8
02:0010.2
01:008.9
Sunday, 10/4
00:009.7
23:009.8
22:0018.5
21:0037.9
20:0030.2
19:0089.1
18:00114.2
17:00129.9
16:00130.2
15:00132.3
14:00122.3
13:00112
12:0091.5
11:0068.3
10:0031.3
09:0023.7
08:0021.5
07:0017.6
06:0011.5
05:0012.2
04:0013.3
03:0011.7
02:0010.7
01:009.7
Saturday, 10/3
00:009.5
23:0010.9
22:0010.1
21:0013.1
20:0035.6
19:0075.7
18:00115.2
17:00119.4
16:00122.2
15:00124
14:00117.2
13:00107.1
12:0093
11:0069.6
10:0028.6
09:0012.6
08:008.6
07:008.2
06:009.6
05:0011.6
04:007.3
03:007.4
02:007.2
01:007.3
Friday, 10/2
00:007.5
23:0011.3
22:0044.9
21:0037.4
20:0023.8
19:0043.1
18:0086.2
17:00108.4
16:00111.2
15:00107.7
14:00106
13:0097.6
12:0076.8
11:0057.8
10:0022.7
09:0010.1
08:007.9
07:007.7
06:0010.3
05:0018
04:0011.1
03:007.4
02:007.2
01:007.8
Thursday, 10/1
00:0017.1
23:0034
22:0035.2
21:0041.6
20:0047.8
19:0065
18:00100.2
17:00107.7
16:00109.6
15:00105.5
14:0098.9
13:0090.3
12:0077.2
11:0059.2
10:0033.5
09:008.9
08:006.8
07:006.4
06:006
05:006.5
04:006.8
03:006.8
02:0010
01:006.3
Wednesday, 9/30
00:006.4
Last 30 days, highest 8-hour average of the day: O₃ in µg/m³ · 1 day above the limithighest 130 µg/m³, latest 79 µg/m³0501001509/99/169/239/30highest 130latest 79
day above the limittoo few readingstarget value, 120 µg/m³
Last 30 days, highest 8-hour average of the day: O₃ in µg/m³ · 1 day above the limit
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/6too few readings
Mon, 10/579.4provisional
Sun, 10/4115.2provisional
Sat, 10/3109.2provisional
Fri, 10/294provisional
Thu, 10/194.3provisional
Wed, 9/3096.9provisional
Tue, 9/2999.4provisional
Mon, 9/28107.7provisional
Sun, 9/27100.7provisional
Sat, 9/2692.9provisional
Fri, 9/2573provisional
Thu, 9/2452.3provisional
Wed, 9/2373.7provisional
Tue, 9/2272.9provisional
Mon, 9/2171.1provisional
Sun, 9/2088.6provisional
Sat, 9/1994.1provisional
Fri, 9/1860.1provisional
Thu, 9/1749.1provisional
Wed, 9/1695.6provisional
Tue, 9/1584.4provisional
Mon, 9/1472.5provisional
Sun, 9/1398.7provisional
Sat, 9/1282.8provisional
Fri, 9/1147.7provisional
Thu, 9/1054provisional
Wed, 9/999provisional
Tue, 9/8130.1above the limit · provisional
Mon, 9/7117.2provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: O₃ in µg/m³highest 81 µg/m³, latest 47 µg/m³050100DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 81latest 47
Last 12 monthsthis month so fara year earlier
Last 12 months, monthly average: O₃ in µg/m³
Values as a table
Monthµg/m³a year earlierNote
October 2026 so far47.439measured in 90 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202650.832.3measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
August 202680.659.3measured in 93 % of hours · provisional
July 20267262.2measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
June 202662.173.8measured in 96 % of hours · provisional
May 202667.855.7measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
April 202663.954.4measured in 94 % of hours · provisional
March 202656.747.4measured in 85 % of hours · provisional
February 2026too few readings33.4measured in 49 % of hours · provisional
January 202628.435.5measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
December 20259.822.3measured in 100 % of hours · verified
November 202525.321.6measured in 100 % of hours · verified

O₃ by year

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

Measure2026*20252024
Days with 8-hour average above 120 µg/m³ (target value 25)≥ 31186
Annual average, µg/m³57.9*42.538.9
Highest 8-hour average, µg/m³153August 6149July 3128July 15
Hours measured91 %96 %96 %
Days without any reading from the station030

* 2026 up to October 6; 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.

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

The column for 2023 is shown on wider screens.

The worst days of 2024

DayHighest 8 hTimes the limit
Jul 15, 20241281.1 ×
Sep 1, 20241251.0 ×
Aug 15, 20241221.0 ×
Jul 16, 20241211.0 ×
Aug 13, 20241211.0 ×

Daily average in µg/m³, daily limit 120 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: 4

2 outages, 85 hours in total in the last 12 months.

Timeline of outages from October 7, 2025 to today

FromToDuration
Jun 4, 2026 09:00Jun 5, 2026 11:0026 hours
Oct 25, 2025 00:00Oct 27, 2025 10:002 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.

How we measure

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