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Air at the Bar2 station

Bar, Montenegro

Network: Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro · Station code: ME0008A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

2 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: January 6, 2026, PM10 52 µg/m³ as a daily average, 1.0 times the limit.

Daily average for 279 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 22:00

Latest values

Latest value: 22:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM1014.3 µg/m³Good
NO₂58.5 µg/m³Moderate
O₃20.3 µg/m³Good

How the air is changing

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

  • PM10: average 12.4 µg/m³, week before 8.9 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 5.1 µg/m³, week before 4.1 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 12.4 µg/m³, week before 9.6 µg/m³
  • O₃: average 46.1 µg/m³, week before 43.3 µg/m³

Last month there was less PM10, PM2.5, and NO₂ in the air than the month before.

  • PM10: average 18.8 µg/m³, month before 25 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 8.2 µg/m³, month before 9.9 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 11 µg/m³, month before 15.5 µg/m³
  • O₃: average 39.6 µg/m³, month before 43.6 µg/m³

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Particulate matter PM10

14.3

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 22:00

17.7

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 92 % of hours · provisional

12.4

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

15.4

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 99 % of hours · provisional

too few readings

Last 12 months

measured in 77 % of hours · 2 months with too few readings · provisional

Days in 2026: PM10, daily average above 50 µg/m³

2 days above the limit.

1102031JanJan 6: 52 µg/m³, above the limitFebMarAprMayJunJulAugAug 30: 51 µg/m³, above the limitSepOctNovDec
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
Days above the limit with values (2)
  1. Jan 6 52
  2. Aug 30 51

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2026

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January1 above the number allowed520
February0360
March0260
April0380
May0230
June0310
July0320
August1 above the number allowed510
September0480
October up to yesterday0150

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: PM10 in µg/m³highest 64 µg/m³, latest 22 µg/m³ (21:00)0255075ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedlatest 22 (21:00)
measuredmodel estimate, not counted
Last 7 days, every hour: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
22:0020model estimate, not counted
21:0021.9
20:0032.4
19:0063.8
18:0023.5
17:0018.2
16:0016.4
15:0014.7
14:0015.1
13:0013.7
12:0012.4
11:0029.6
10:0029.7
09:0014.3
08:0010.6
07:008.8
06:008.9
05:009.4
04:0010.4
03:007.7
02:008.6
01:009.1
Tuesday, 10/6
00:009.9
23:0010.9
22:0013.1
21:0022.8
20:0026.2
19:0028.1
18:0015.4
17:0015.2
16:0014.1
15:0013.9
14:0013.9
13:0014.5
12:0019.7
11:0021.2
10:0023.3
09:0020.6
08:0012.1
07:0010.7
06:009.6
05:009
04:009.9
03:009.9
02:009.2
01:009.3
Monday, 10/5
00:0010
23:0011.2
22:0012.1
21:0016.5
20:0019.6
19:0013.9
18:0013
17:0013.3
16:0013.8
15:0015.7
14:0013.1
13:0014.5
12:0019.7
11:0017.6
10:0028.1
09:0020
08:0012.7
07:0012.5
06:0010.3
05:009
04:008.3
03:008.5
02:009.2
01:008.2
Sunday, 10/4
00:008.9
23:008.9
22:009.9
21:0013.2
20:0015.9
19:0012.3
18:0010.7
17:0010.2
16:0011.5
15:0013.1
14:0010.5
13:0010.5
12:0012.1
11:0014
10:0019.7
09:0015.9
08:0011.8
07:008.6
06:008.7
05:009.6
04:009.4
03:008.4
02:008.8
01:009.5
Saturday, 10/3
00:008.9
23:008.6
22:0010
21:0011
20:0011.9
19:009.4
18:0010.8
17:009.5
16:008.8
15:008.1
14:008.2
13:0010
12:0016.4
11:0011.4
10:008.7
09:008.2
08:009.6
07:009.5
06:008.2
05:007.6
04:008.2
03:008.9
02:009.4
01:0012.7
Friday, 10/2
00:009.2
23:0010
22:0011
21:0013.1
20:0015.6
19:0012.1
18:0010.4
17:0011.1
16:0011.2
15:008.9
14:0018.2
13:0015
12:0014.9
11:0022.9
10:0011.7
09:0010.5
08:0010.8
07:008.7
06:008.4
05:0010.2
04:0011.7
03:0011.1
02:0010.9
01:0010.5
Thursday, 10/1
00:009.9
23:009.7
22:0010.2
21:0012.6
20:0016
19:0013.9
18:0012
17:0011.4
16:0011
15:0010.5
14:009.6
13:0012.1
12:0018
11:0013.3
10:0041.8
09:0011.1
08:0011.7
07:009.5
06:0010.1
05:0011.5
04:009.8
03:0010.3
02:0010.4
01:0010.9
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 48 µg/m³, latest 15 µg/m³02040609/99/169/239/30highest 48latest 15
EU daily limit, 50 µg/m³
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/615.1provisional
Mon, 10/513.8provisional
Sun, 10/411.3provisional
Sat, 10/39.8provisional
Fri, 10/212provisional
Thu, 10/112.8provisional
Wed, 9/3011.9provisional
Tue, 9/2912.3provisional
Mon, 9/289.4provisional
Sun, 9/277.3provisional
Sat, 9/265.5provisional
Fri, 9/259.7provisional
Thu, 9/2411.5provisional
Wed, 9/236.5provisional
Tue, 9/2213.4provisional
Mon, 9/2117.7provisional
Sun, 9/2011.6provisional
Sat, 9/1913.2provisional
Fri, 9/1810.7provisional
Thu, 9/1710.8provisional
Wed, 9/169.5provisional
Tue, 9/1511.3provisional
Mon, 9/1410.7provisional
Sun, 9/1311.5provisional
Sat, 9/1211.8provisional
Fri, 9/1124.4provisional
Thu, 9/1031.9provisional
Wed, 9/947.9provisional
Tue, 9/843.5provisional
Mon, 9/732.4provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 25 µg/m³, latest 12 µg/m³0204060DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 25latest 12
Last 12 monthsthis month so fara year earlierEU annual limit, 40 µg/m³
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Monthµg/m³a year earlierNote
October 2026 so far12.5too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202618.8too few readingsmeasured in 99 % of hours · provisional
August 202625too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
July 202618.3too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
June 202616.6too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
May 202612.5too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
April 202613.1too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
March 202615.8too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
February 202611.4too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
January 202618.3too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
December 2025too few readingsmeasured in 4 % of hours · verified
November 2025too few readingsmeasured in 4 % of hours · verified

PM10 by year

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

Measure2026*2025
Days above 50 µg/m³ (allowed 35)2
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)16.6*too few
Highest daily average, µg/m³52January 6
Highest hourly value, µg/m³148January 774August 12
Hours measured100 %4 %
Days without any reading from the station00

* 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.

Unverified hourly values of particulate matter from 975 µg/m³ up, and single spikes from 500 µg/m³ up between low values, count as missing. In the verified data for BiH from 2023 to 2025 no hour was above 600 µg/m³.

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

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 45 µg/m³, 18 days allowed. In 2026 there were 4 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2026 there were 4 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 6, 2026provisional521.0 ×
Aug 30, 2026provisional511.0 ×

Daily average in µg/m³, daily limit 50 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: 0

Timeline of outages from October 7, 2025 to today

In the last 12 months this station had no outage of 24 hours or longer.

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 Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro. 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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