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Air at the Podgorica 2 (UB) station

Podgorica, Montenegro

Network: Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro · Station code: ME0010A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

at least

18 days

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

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

Worst day: January 14, 2026, PM10 88 µg/m³ as a daily average, 1.8 times the limit.

Daily average for 249 of 279 days · data for 2026 not yet finally verified · Yardstick: EU limits (Directive 2008/50/EC)

All figures by year and month

Fair

Air now · Measured at 17:00

Latest values

Latest value: 17:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM1016.8 µg/m³Fair

How the air is changing

Over the last seven days there was more PM10 and PM2.5 in the air than the week before.

  • PM10: average 21.4 µg/m³, week before 11.5 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 11.7 µg/m³, week before 8.4 µg/m³
  • SO₂: too few readings to compare

Last month the values were about the same as the month before.

  • PM10: average 23 µg/m³, month before 22.4 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 16.6 µg/m³, month before 15.3 µg/m³
  • SO₂: too few readings to compare

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Particulate matter PM10

16.8

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 17:00

38.1

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 92 % of hours · provisional

21.4

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

21.1

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

too few readings

Last 12 months

measured in 70 % of hours · provisional

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

18 days above the limit. 24 days without any reading from the station.

1102031JanJan 4: no data from the stationJan 5: no data from the stationJan 6: no data from the stationJan 7: no data from the stationJan 8: no data from the stationJan 9: no data from the stationJan 10: no data from the stationJan 11: no data from the stationJan 14: 88 µg/m³, above the limitJan 15: 78 µg/m³, above the limitJan 16: 57 µg/m³, above the limitJan 17: 51 µg/m³, above the limitJan 18: 60 µg/m³, above the limitJan 19: 66 µg/m³, above the limitJan 20: 83 µg/m³, above the limitJan 21: 66 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 52 µg/m³, above the limitJan 23: 79 µg/m³, above the limitJan 24: 71 µg/m³, above the limitFebMarMar 2: 54 µg/m³, above the limitMar 3: 58 µg/m³, above the limitMar 4: 58 µg/m³, above the limitAprMayJunJun 16: no data from the stationJun 17: no data from the stationJun 18: no data from the stationJun 19: no data from the stationJun 20: no data from the stationJun 21: no data from the stationJun 22: no data from the stationJun 23: no data from the stationJun 24: no data from the stationJun 25: no data from the stationJun 26: no data from the stationJun 27: no data from the stationJun 28: no data from the stationJulJul 12: no data from the stationJul 13: no data from the stationJul 14: no data from the stationAugAug 31: 51 µg/m³, above the limitSepSep 8: 61 µg/m³, above the limitSep 9: 61 µg/m³, above the limitSep 10: 53 µg/m³, above the limitOctNovDec
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
  • too few readings for the day
  • no data from the station
Days above the limit with values (18)
  1. Jan 14 88
  2. Jan 15 78
  3. Jan 16 57
  4. Jan 17 51
  5. Jan 18 60
  6. Jan 19 66
  7. Jan 20 83
  8. Jan 21 66
  9. Jan 22 52
  10. Jan 23 79
  11. Jan 24 71
  12. Mar 2 54
  13. Mar 3 58
  14. Mar 4 58
  15. Aug 31 51
  16. Sep 8 61
  17. Sep 9 61
  18. Sep 10 53

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2026

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January11 above the number allowed888
February0480
March3 above the number allowed580
April0220
May0180
June01413
July0173
August1 above the number allowed510
September3 above the number allowed610
October up to yesterday0380

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 130 µg/m³, latest 22 µg/m³ (16:00)050100150ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedhighest 130latest 22 (16:00)
measuredmodel estimate, not counted
Last 7 days, every hour: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
17:0019model estimate, not counted
16:0022.3
15:0029.9
14:0031.9
13:0028.7
12:0028.5
11:0032.8
10:0033.3
09:0053.7
08:0032.1
07:0021.7
06:0027
05:0017.5
04:0019.5
03:0024.6
02:0039.4
01:0056.5
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0060
23:0067.9
22:0079.3
21:0052.3
20:0046.2
19:0032.4
18:0023.3
17:0026.8
16:0025.1
15:0028.4
14:0035.1
13:0028.5
12:0026.8
11:0039.3
10:0056.3
09:0068.7
08:0033.7
07:0028.1
06:0022.8
05:0018.4
04:0015.2
03:0017.8
02:0042
01:0042.4
Monday, 10/5
00:0045.6
23:0046.7
22:0059.7
21:0038.2
20:0031.5
19:0022.8
18:0017.9
17:0018.2
16:0015.6
15:0020.6
14:0023.8
13:0020.7
12:0017.9
11:0020.7
10:0032.6
09:0033.1
08:0016.5
07:0014
06:0017.6
05:0016.8
04:0013.6
03:0013
02:0013.8
01:0014
Sunday, 10/4
00:0014.6
23:0051.7
22:00130.4
21:0064.9
20:0018.9
19:0014.4
18:0012.2
17:0012.3
16:0013.5
15:0010.5
14:0011.7
13:0010.9
12:0012.3
11:0012.6
10:0020
09:0015.7
08:0014.6
07:0011.5
06:0011.1
05:0011.8
04:0013
03:0017.1
02:0022.5
01:0033.2
Saturday, 10/3
00:0041.8
23:0060.2
22:0062.9
21:0053.9
20:0026.5
19:0013.3
18:0014.2
17:0023.4
16:0018.2
15:0010.9
14:008.3
13:007.8
12:008.5
11:0010.2
10:0022
09:0023.8
08:0016
07:009.6
06:008.2
05:007.9
04:008.2
03:0011.7
02:0011.4
01:0012.4
Friday, 10/2
00:0010.1
23:0012.8
22:0034.9
21:0042.8
20:0028.5
19:0015.1
18:0011.5
17:0012.6
16:0010
15:0011.1
14:0012.2
13:0011.8
12:0011.6
11:0012.6
10:0025.4
09:0042.9
08:0013
07:008.9
06:008.1
05:008.1
04:0010.5
03:008.1
02:008.5
01:008.9
Thursday, 10/1
00:0010.9
23:0015.2
22:0034.7
21:0051.1
20:0020.4
19:0014.2
18:0015.8
17:0016
16:0013.1
15:009
14:009.9
13:009.8
12:0010.2
11:009
10:0014.7
09:0019.6
08:009
07:008.9
06:009.4
05:009.3
04:009.5
03:0010.3
02:0010.6
01:0010
Wednesday, 9/30
00:0011.2
23:0011.3
22:0011.5
21:0016.2
20:0019
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³ · 3 days above the limithighest 61 µg/m³, latest 38 µg/m³02550759/99/169/239/30highest 61latest 38
day above the limitEU daily limit, 50 µg/m³
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³ · 3 days above the limit
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/638.2provisional
Mon, 10/524.4provisional
Sun, 10/423.4provisional
Sat, 10/320.5provisional
Fri, 10/215.8provisional
Thu, 10/114.6provisional
Wed, 9/3012.8provisional
Tue, 9/2912.5provisional
Mon, 9/2812provisional
Sun, 9/276.9provisional
Sat, 9/266.4provisional
Fri, 9/2518.1provisional
Thu, 9/2418.8provisional
Wed, 9/235.5provisional
Tue, 9/227.7provisional
Mon, 9/2121provisional
Sun, 9/2017.1provisional
Sat, 9/1920.3provisional
Fri, 9/1817.4provisional
Thu, 9/1721.4provisional
Wed, 9/1615.3provisional
Tue, 9/1510provisional
Mon, 9/1413.6provisional
Sun, 9/139.5provisional
Sat, 9/1216provisional
Fri, 9/1133.8provisional
Thu, 9/1053above the limit · provisional
Wed, 9/961.3above the limit · provisional
Tue, 9/860.7above the limit · provisional
Mon, 9/723.7provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 25 µg/m³, latest 23 µg/m³0204060DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 25latest 23
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: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Monthµg/m³a year earlierNote
October 2026 so far22.8too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202623too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
August 202622.4too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
July 202610.6too few readingsmeasured in 86 % of hours · provisional · 3 days without data from the station
June 2026too few readingstoo few readingsmeasured in 52 % of hours · provisional · 13 days without data from the station
May 202610too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
April 202612.2too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
March 202624.8too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
February 202623.7too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
January 2026too few readingstoo few readingsmeasured in 71 % of hours · provisional · 8 days without data from the station
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)≥ 18²
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)20.7*too few
Highest daily average, µg/m³88January 14
Highest hourly value, µg/m³199January 1135December 16
Hours measured90 %4 %
Days without any reading from the station240

* 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.

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

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 26 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2026 there were 26 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 14, 2026provisional881.8 ×
Jan 20, 2026provisional831.7 ×
Jan 23, 2026provisional791.6 ×
Jan 15, 2026provisional781.6 ×
Jan 24, 2026provisional711.4 ×

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: 28

3 outages, 666 hours in total in the last 12 months.

Timeline of outages from October 7, 2025 to today

FromToDuration
Jul 11, 2026 09:00Jul 15, 2026 14:004 days
Jun 15, 2026 10:00Jun 29, 2026 22:0015 days
Jan 3, 2026 12:00Jan 12, 2026 13:009 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 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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