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Air at the Kicevo station

Kičevo, North Macedonia

Network: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning · Station code: MK0035A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

58 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.

The number allowed for the whole year has been exceeded.

23 days more than allowed

In 2025: 105 days above the limit, 35 allowed.

Worst day: January 2, 2026, PM10 128 µg/m³ as a daily average, 2.6 times the limit.

Daily average for 272 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 21:00

Latest values

Latest value: 21:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM1051.3 µg/m³Moderate
NO₂36.1 µg/m³Moderate
O₃15.8 µg/m³Good
SO₂2.7 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 30.8 µg/m³, week before 20.4 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 18.1 µg/m³, week before 12.8 µg/m³
  • O₃: average 24.6 µg/m³, week before 17.4 µg/m³
  • SO₂: average 1.7 µg/m³, week before 2 µg/m³

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

  • PM10: average 22.3 µg/m³, month before 29 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 13.3 µg/m³, month before 13.9 µg/m³
  • O₃: average 21.9 µg/m³, month before 29.5 µg/m³
  • SO₂: average 2.3 µg/m³, month before 2.2 µg/m³

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Particulate matter PM10

51.3

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 21:00

38

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 92 % of hours · provisional

30.8

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

23.6

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

44.2

Last 12 monthsµg/m³

measured in 98 % of hours · provisional

Days in 2024: PM10, daily average above 50 µg/m³

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

1102031JanJan 1: 121 µg/m³, above the limitJan 2: 105 µg/m³, above the limitJan 5: 98 µg/m³, above the limitJan 6: 167 µg/m³, above the limitJan 7: 59 µg/m³, above the limitJan 11: 53 µg/m³, above the limitJan 13: 86 µg/m³, above the limitJan 14: 102 µg/m³, above the limitJan 15: 134 µg/m³, above the limitJan 16: 78 µg/m³, above the limitJan 17: 124 µg/m³, above the limitJan 18: 54 µg/m³, above the limitJan 19: 66 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 103 µg/m³, above the limitJan 23: 155 µg/m³, above the limitJan 24: 151 µg/m³, above the limitJan 25: 146 µg/m³, above the limitJan 26: 143 µg/m³, above the limitJan 27: 104 µg/m³, above the limitJan 31: 109 µg/m³, above the limitFebFeb 1: 140 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 2: 110 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 3: 111 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 4: 122 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 5: 87 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 6: 70 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 7: 102 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 8: 87 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 9: 80 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 10: 79 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 11: 52 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 12: 80 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 13: 77 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 14: 71 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 15: 76 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 16: 81 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 17: 99 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 18: 76 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 19: 74 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 20: 72 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 21: 98 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 22: 80 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 23: 53 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 24: 69 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 25: 62 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 26: 95 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 27: 97 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 28: 84 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 29: 80 µg/m³, above the limitMarMar 1: 59 µg/m³, above the limitMar 3: no data from the stationMar 6: 51 µg/m³, above the limitMar 8: 55 µg/m³, above the limitMar 9: 57 µg/m³, above the limitMar 10: 62 µg/m³, above the limitMar 11: 67 µg/m³, above the limitMar 14: 56 µg/m³, above the limitMar 15: 56 µg/m³, above the limitMar 16: 51 µg/m³, above the limitMar 22: 53 µg/m³, above the limitMar 26: 58 µg/m³, above the limitMar 27: 94 µg/m³, above the limitMar 28: 52 µg/m³, above the limitAprApr 1: no data from the stationMayMay 21: 51 µg/m³, above the limitJunJun 10: 55 µg/m³, above the limitJun 20: 59 µg/m³, above the limitJun 21: 62 µg/m³, above the limitJun 22: 66 µg/m³, above the limitJun 23: 53 µg/m³, above the limitJulAugAug 14: 50 µg/m³, above the limitAug 17: 52 µg/m³, above the limitAug 18: 51 µg/m³, above the limitSepOctOct 22: 55 µg/m³, above the limitOct 23: 58 µg/m³, above the limitOct 24: 74 µg/m³, above the limitOct 25: 74 µg/m³, above the limitOct 26: 71 µg/m³, above the limitOct 27: 68 µg/m³, above the limitOct 28: 71 µg/m³, above the limitOct 29: 79 µg/m³, above the limitOct 30: 60 µg/m³, above the limitOct 31: 61 µg/m³, above the limitNovNov 1: 73 µg/m³, above the limitNov 2: 68 µg/m³, above the limitNov 3: 62 µg/m³, above the limitNov 4: 64 µg/m³, above the limitNov 5: 71 µg/m³, above the limitNov 6: 86 µg/m³, above the limitNov 7: 86 µg/m³, above the limitNov 8: 99 µg/m³, above the limitNov 9: 89 µg/m³, above the limitNov 10: 81 µg/m³, above the limitNov 11: 56 µg/m³, above the limitNov 12: 56 µg/m³, above the limitNov 13: 74 µg/m³, above the limitNov 17: 87 µg/m³, above the limitNov 18: 106 µg/m³, above the limitNov 19: 123 µg/m³, above the limitNov 20: 56 µg/m³, above the limitNov 23: 67 µg/m³, above the limitNov 24: 86 µg/m³, above the limitNov 25: 125 µg/m³, above the limitNov 26: 121 µg/m³, above the limitNov 27: 140 µg/m³, above the limitNov 28: 133 µg/m³, above the limitNov 29: 64 µg/m³, above the limitDecDec 2: 52 µg/m³, above the limitDec 3: 64 µg/m³, above the limitDec 8: 60 µg/m³, above the limitDec 9: 91 µg/m³, above the limitDec 10: 61 µg/m³, above the limitDec 12: 63 µg/m³, above the limitDec 13: 74 µg/m³, above the limitDec 14: 92 µg/m³, above the limitDec 16: 99 µg/m³, above the limitDec 17: 121 µg/m³, above the limitDec 18: 135 µg/m³, above the limitDec 19: 134 µg/m³, above the limitDec 20: 189 µg/m³, above the limitDec 21: 60 µg/m³, above the limitDec 22: 81 µg/m³, above the limitDec 23: 136 µg/m³, above the limitDec 24: 100 µg/m³, above the limitDec 28: 55 µg/m³, above the limitDec 29: 110 µg/m³, above the limitDec 30: 138 µg/m³, above the limitDec 31: 143 µg/m³, above the limit
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
  • too few readings for the day
  • no PM10 data in the EEA database
  • no data from the station
Days above the limit with values (126)
  1. Jan 1 121
  2. Jan 2 105
  3. Jan 5 98
  4. Jan 6 167
  5. Jan 7 59
  6. Jan 11 53
  7. Jan 13 86
  8. Jan 14 102
  9. Jan 15 134
  10. Jan 16 78
  11. Jan 17 124
  12. Jan 18 54
  13. Jan 19 66
  14. Jan 22 103
  15. Jan 23 155
  16. Jan 24 151
  17. Jan 25 146
  18. Jan 26 143
  19. Jan 27 104
  20. Jan 31 109
  21. Feb 1 140
  22. Feb 2 110
  23. Feb 3 111
  24. Feb 4 122
  25. Feb 5 87
  26. Feb 6 70
  27. Feb 7 102
  28. Feb 8 87
  29. Feb 9 80
  30. Feb 10 79
  31. Feb 11 52
  32. Feb 12 80
  33. Feb 13 77
  34. Feb 14 71
  35. Feb 15 76
  36. Feb 16 81
  37. Feb 17 99
  38. Feb 18 76
  39. Feb 19 74
  40. Feb 20 72
  41. Feb 21 98
  42. Feb 22 80
  43. Feb 23 53
  44. Feb 24 69
  45. Feb 25 62
  46. Feb 26 95
  47. Feb 27 97
  48. Feb 28 84
  49. Feb 29 80
  50. Mar 1 59
  51. Mar 6 51
  52. Mar 8 55
  53. Mar 9 57
  54. Mar 10 62
  55. Mar 11 67
  56. Mar 14 56
  57. Mar 15 56
  58. Mar 16 51
  59. Mar 22 53
  60. Mar 26 58
  61. Mar 27 94
  62. Mar 28 52
  63. May 21 51
  64. Jun 10 55
  65. Jun 20 59
  66. Jun 21 62
  67. Jun 22 66
  68. Jun 23 53
  69. Aug 14 50
  70. Aug 17 52
  71. Aug 18 51
  72. Oct 22 55
  73. Oct 23 58
  74. Oct 24 74
  75. Oct 25 74
  76. Oct 26 71
  77. Oct 27 68
  78. Oct 28 71
  79. Oct 29 79
  80. Oct 30 60
  81. Oct 31 61
  82. Nov 1 73
  83. Nov 2 68
  84. Nov 3 62
  85. Nov 4 64
  86. Nov 5 71
  87. Nov 6 86
  88. Nov 7 86
  89. Nov 8 99
  90. Nov 9 89
  91. Nov 10 81
  92. Nov 11 56
  93. Nov 12 56
  94. Nov 13 74
  95. Nov 17 87
  96. Nov 18 106
  97. Nov 19 123
  98. Nov 20 56
  99. Nov 23 67
  100. Nov 24 86
  101. Nov 25 125
  102. Nov 26 121
  103. Nov 27 140
  104. Nov 28 133
  105. Nov 29 64
  106. Dec 2 52
  107. Dec 3 64
  108. Dec 8 60
  109. Dec 9 91
  110. Dec 10 61
  111. Dec 12 63
  112. Dec 13 74
  113. Dec 14 92
  114. Dec 16 99
  115. Dec 17 121
  116. Dec 18 135
  117. Dec 19 134
  118. Dec 20 189
  119. Dec 21 60
  120. Dec 22 81
  121. Dec 23 136
  122. Dec 24 100
  123. Dec 28 55
  124. Dec 29 110
  125. Dec 30 138
  126. Dec 31 143

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2024

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January20 above the number allowed1670
February29 above the number allowed1400
March13 above the number allowed941
April0401
May1 above the number allowed510
June5 above the number allowed660
July0440
August3 above the number allowed520
September0440
October10 above the number allowed790
November24 above the number allowed1400
December21 above the number allowed1890

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 93 µg/m³, latest 93 µg/m³ (20:00)050100150ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedlatest 93 (20:00)
measuredmodel estimate, not counted
Last 7 days, every hour: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
21:0025model estimate, not counted
20:0093.5
19:0032.8
18:0023.3
17:0010.7
16:009.1
15:0019.3
14:0026.6
13:0027
12:0038.3
11:0045.6
10:0049.8
09:0041.5
08:0035.3
07:0023.7
06:0026.8
05:0028.9
04:0031.8
03:0040.5
02:0046.7
01:0047.9
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0067.8
23:0069
22:0081.3
21:0075.4
20:0056.1
19:0059.7
18:0013.7
17:008.2
16:0010.8
15:0020.4
14:0024.8
13:0026.9
12:0028.9
11:0031.8
10:0028.2
09:0048.8
08:0029.2
07:0024.2
06:0024.9
05:0025.9
04:0029.8
03:0041.3
02:0039.2
01:0054.1
Monday, 10/5
00:0052.2
23:0049.2
22:0049.9
21:0065.1
20:0073.6
19:0049.6
18:0019.7
17:0013.3
16:009.2
15:009.9
14:0017.6
13:0025.6
12:0025.1
11:0026.9
10:0021.3
09:0030.5
08:0029.1
07:0015.8
06:0023.5
05:0020.2
04:0018.1
03:0020.8
02:0037.1
01:0056
Sunday, 10/4
00:0057.9
23:0050.5
22:0048.1
21:0076.4
20:0073.3
19:0039
18:008.7
17:006.1
16:006
15:007.9
14:0015.6
13:0017.9
12:0016.1
11:0027.3
10:0028
09:0014.8
08:0021.5
07:0017.3
06:0026.5
05:0024.2
04:0032.5
03:0038.7
02:0037.1
01:0051.2
Saturday, 10/3
00:0044.4
23:0062
22:0081.9
21:0063.1
20:0041.2
19:0016.4
18:0018.8
17:0017.1
16:0016.1
15:0016
14:0016.9
13:0022.7
12:0052.3
11:0052.1
10:0038.8
09:0030.4
08:0021.5
07:0010.7
06:0010.9
05:0016.7
04:0019.8
03:0024.7
02:0030.7
01:0031.9
Friday, 10/2
00:0062.3
23:0082
22:0046.2
21:0032.6
20:0034.8
19:0018
18:0017
17:0011.3
16:0012.9
15:0016.8
14:009.5
13:0013.7
12:0022.5
11:0064.7
10:0025.3
09:0019.2
08:0023.7
07:0017.4
06:0016.1
05:0016.9
04:0020.8
03:0029.5
02:0034.7
01:0040.7
Thursday, 10/1
00:0031.6
23:0047.1
22:0058.4
21:0070.4
20:0029.3
19:0013.7
18:0016.8
17:0019.8
16:0012.4
15:0013.9
14:0010.2
13:0015.7
12:0019.8
11:0030.4
10:0031
09:0027.2
08:0016.6
07:0014.1
06:0018.7
05:0016.2
04:0016.9
03:0025.5
02:0026
01:0040.2
Wednesday, 9/30
00:0031.5
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 38 µg/m³, latest 38 µg/m³02040609/99/169/239/30highest 38
EU daily limit, 50 µg/m³
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/638.4provisional
Mon, 10/531.6provisional
Sun, 10/430.9provisional
Sat, 10/331.5provisional
Fri, 10/228.7provisional
Thu, 10/125.9provisional
Wed, 9/3028.8provisional
Tue, 9/2927provisional
Mon, 9/2821.5provisional
Sun, 9/2718.4provisional
Sat, 9/2618.9provisional
Fri, 9/2523.1provisional
Thu, 9/2419provisional
Wed, 9/2314.6provisional
Tue, 9/2215.3provisional
Mon, 9/2120.3provisional
Sun, 9/2013.2provisional
Sat, 9/1920.3provisional
Fri, 9/1819.4provisional
Thu, 9/1720.6provisional
Wed, 9/1617.2provisional
Tue, 9/1517.5provisional
Mon, 9/1417.2provisional
Sun, 9/1318.6provisional
Sat, 9/1225.8provisional
Fri, 9/1130provisional
Thu, 9/1034.6provisional
Wed, 9/931.8provisional
Tue, 9/824.8provisional
Mon, 9/721.3provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 107 µg/m³, latest 31 µg/m³050100150DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 107latest 31
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 far31.220.5measured in 100 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202622.320.7measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
August 20262924.3measured in 98 % of hours · provisional
July 20262529.3measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
June 202622.526.8measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
May 202623.719.4measured in 84 % of hours · provisional · 4 days without data from the station
April 202629.529.4measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
March 202651.749.9measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
February 202657.576.5measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
January 202673.892.8measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
December 2025107.282.8measured in 99 % of hours · verified
November 202548.676.3measured in 99 % of hours · verified

PM10 by year

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

Measure2026*20252024
Days above 50 µg/m³ (allowed 35)58 above the number allowed105 above the number allowed126 above the number allowed
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)37.2*46.9 above the number allowed49.9 above the number allowed
Highest daily average, µg/m³128January 2195December 18189December 20
Highest hourly value, µg/m³323April 4590April 22446November 23
Hours measured98 %96 %98 %
Days without any reading from the station422

* 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.

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 45 µg/m³, 18 days allowed. In 2024 there were 148 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2024 there were 148 such days.
  • EU from 2030: annual average 20 µg/m³. Average in 2024: 50 µg/m³.
  • WHO 2021: annual average 15 µg/m³. Average in 2024: 50 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.

The worst days of 2024

DayAverageTimes the limit
Dec 20, 20241893.8 ×
Jan 6, 20241673.3 ×
Jan 23, 20241553.1 ×
Jan 24, 20241513.0 ×
Jan 25, 20241462.9 ×

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: 5

1 outage, 115 hours in total in the last 12 months.

Timeline of outages from October 7, 2025 to today

FromToDuration
May 16, 2026 14:00May 21, 2026 09:005 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 Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning. 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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