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Air at the Bitola 2 Strezevo station

Bitola, North Macedonia

Network: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning · Station code: MK0038A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

33 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.

In 2025: 97 days above the limit, 35 allowed.

Worst day: January 22, 2026, PM10 111 µg/m³ as a daily average, 2.2 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

Fair

Air now · Measured at 21:00

Latest values

Latest value: 21:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM1029.4 µg/m³Fair
SO₂4 µg/m³Good

How the air is changing

Over the last seven days there was more PM10, PM2.5, and SO₂ in the air than the week before.

  • PM10: average 23.4 µg/m³, week before 17.8 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 12.9 µg/m³, week before 10.9 µg/m³
  • NO₂: too few readings to compare
  • O₃: too few readings to compare
  • SO₂: average 4.2 µg/m³, week before 2.4 µg/m³

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

  • PM10: average 22.5 µg/m³, month before 30.9 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 13.4 µg/m³, month before 17.7 µg/m³
  • NO₂: too few readings to compare
  • O₃: too few readings to compare
  • SO₂: average 2.8 µg/m³, month before 3.4 µg/m³

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Particulate matter PM10

29.4

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 21:00

29.8

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 92 % of hours · provisional

23.4

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

21.9

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

35

Last 12 monthsµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

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

88 days above the limit.

1102031JanJan 1: 71 µg/m³, above the limitJan 5: 76 µg/m³, above the limitJan 10: 54 µg/m³, above the limitJan 11: 62 µg/m³, above the limitJan 12: 51 µg/m³, above the limitJan 13: 57 µg/m³, above the limitJan 14: 107 µg/m³, above the limitJan 15: 107 µg/m³, above the limitJan 16: 65 µg/m³, above the limitJan 17: 100 µg/m³, above the limitJan 19: 78 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 133 µg/m³, above the limitJan 23: 151 µg/m³, above the limitJan 24: 97 µg/m³, above the limitJan 25: 111 µg/m³, above the limitJan 26: 83 µg/m³, above the limitJan 27: 71 µg/m³, above the limitJan 30: 61 µg/m³, above the limitJan 31: 81 µg/m³, above the limitFebFeb 1: 131 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 2: 139 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 3: 91 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 4: 137 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 5: 87 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 6: 90 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 7: 88 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 8: 59 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 9: 70 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 12: 61 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 13: 60 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 15: 50 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 16: 52 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 17: 65 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 18: 65 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 19: 56 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 20: 78 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 21: 58 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 26: 52 µg/m³, above the limitMarMar 2: 50 µg/m³, above the limitMar 5: 61 µg/m³, above the limitMar 6: 80 µg/m³, above the limitMar 15: 54 µg/m³, above the limitMar 27: 51 µg/m³, above the limitAprApr 1: 81 µg/m³, above the limitApr 2: 56 µg/m³, above the limitApr 16: 51 µg/m³, above the limitMayJunJun 10: 59 µg/m³, above the limitJun 20: 89 µg/m³, above the limitJun 21: 64 µg/m³, above the limitJun 22: 63 µg/m³, above the limitJun 23: 51 µg/m³, above the limitJulJul 2: 51 µg/m³, above the limitJul 16: 55 µg/m³, above the limitJul 17: 59 µg/m³, above the limitJul 18: 52 µg/m³, above the limitAugSepSep 3: 56 µg/m³, above the limitSep 4: 51 µg/m³, above the limitOctOct 29: 51 µg/m³, above the limitNovNov 7: 51 µg/m³, above the limitNov 8: 51 µg/m³, above the limitNov 10: 65 µg/m³, above the limitNov 12: 51 µg/m³, above the limitNov 13: 67 µg/m³, above the limitNov 18: 82 µg/m³, above the limitNov 19: 117 µg/m³, above the limitNov 20: 50 µg/m³, above the limitNov 25: 73 µg/m³, above the limitNov 26: 97 µg/m³, above the limitNov 27: 94 µg/m³, above the limitNov 28: 91 µg/m³, above the limitNov 29: 62 µg/m³, above the limitNov 30: 75 µg/m³, above the limitDecDec 3: 81 µg/m³, above the limitDec 4: 66 µg/m³, above the limitDec 6: 52 µg/m³, above the limitDec 10: 52 µg/m³, above the limitDec 11: 72 µg/m³, above the limitDec 13: 51 µg/m³, above the limitDec 14: 67 µg/m³, above the limitDec 17: 87 µg/m³, above the limitDec 18: 96 µg/m³, above the limitDec 19: 105 µg/m³, above the limitDec 20: 114 µg/m³, above the limitDec 22: 62 µg/m³, above the limitDec 23: 61 µg/m³, above the limitDec 24: 53 µg/m³, above the limitDec 30: 81 µg/m³, above the limitDec 31: 86 µg/m³, above the limit
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
Days above the limit with values (88)
  1. Jan 1 71
  2. Jan 5 76
  3. Jan 10 54
  4. Jan 11 62
  5. Jan 12 51
  6. Jan 13 57
  7. Jan 14 107
  8. Jan 15 107
  9. Jan 16 65
  10. Jan 17 100
  11. Jan 19 78
  12. Jan 22 133
  13. Jan 23 151
  14. Jan 24 97
  15. Jan 25 111
  16. Jan 26 83
  17. Jan 27 71
  18. Jan 30 61
  19. Jan 31 81
  20. Feb 1 131
  21. Feb 2 139
  22. Feb 3 91
  23. Feb 4 137
  24. Feb 5 87
  25. Feb 6 90
  26. Feb 7 88
  27. Feb 8 59
  28. Feb 9 70
  29. Feb 12 61
  30. Feb 13 60
  31. Feb 15 50
  32. Feb 16 52
  33. Feb 17 65
  34. Feb 18 65
  35. Feb 19 56
  36. Feb 20 78
  37. Feb 21 58
  38. Feb 26 52
  39. Mar 2 50
  40. Mar 5 61
  41. Mar 6 80
  42. Mar 15 54
  43. Mar 27 51
  44. Apr 1 81
  45. Apr 2 56
  46. Apr 16 51
  47. Jun 10 59
  48. Jun 20 89
  49. Jun 21 64
  50. Jun 22 63
  51. Jun 23 51
  52. Jul 2 51
  53. Jul 16 55
  54. Jul 17 59
  55. Jul 18 52
  56. Sep 3 56
  57. Sep 4 51
  58. Oct 29 51
  59. Nov 7 51
  60. Nov 8 51
  61. Nov 10 65
  62. Nov 12 51
  63. Nov 13 67
  64. Nov 18 82
  65. Nov 19 117
  66. Nov 20 50
  67. Nov 25 73
  68. Nov 26 97
  69. Nov 27 94
  70. Nov 28 91
  71. Nov 29 62
  72. Nov 30 75
  73. Dec 3 81
  74. Dec 4 66
  75. Dec 6 52
  76. Dec 10 52
  77. Dec 11 72
  78. Dec 13 51
  79. Dec 14 67
  80. Dec 17 87
  81. Dec 18 96
  82. Dec 19 105
  83. Dec 20 114
  84. Dec 22 62
  85. Dec 23 61
  86. Dec 24 53
  87. Dec 30 81
  88. Dec 31 86

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2024

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January19 above the number allowed1510
February19 above the number allowed1390
March5 above the number allowed800
April3 above the number allowed810
May0460
June5 above the number allowed890
July4 above the number allowed590
August0490
September2 above the number allowed560
October1 above the number allowed510
November14 above the number allowed1170
December16 above the number allowed1140

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 84 µg/m³, latest 32 µg/m³ (20:00)050100ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedlatest 32 (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
21:0023model estimate, not counted
20:0031.7
19:0028.1
18:0019.5
17:0019
16:0019.8
15:0023.7
14:0030.8
13:0040.7
12:0045
11:0051.5
10:0050.3
09:0056.5
08:0036
07:0024.8
06:0014.9
05:0015.4
04:0020.4
03:0019.7
02:0017.4
01:0028.3
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0028.3
23:0033.7
22:0043.1
21:0030.4
20:0036.7
19:0036.7
18:0023.5
17:0019.1
16:0023.4
15:0042.1
14:0051.6
13:0038.4
12:0046.1
11:0061.7
10:0083.5
09:0061.9
08:0043.7
07:0027.2
06:0020.2
05:0019.9
04:0019.9
03:0028
02:0038.1
01:0028
Monday, 10/5
00:0031.8
23:0027.4
22:0048
21:0027.1
20:0022.3
19:0027
18:0019.6
17:0019.1
16:0015.6
15:0016.8
14:0021.6
13:0024.5
12:0022.9
11:0037.3
10:0052.2
09:0026.7
08:0043.1
07:0015.1
06:0010.4
05:0010.4
04:0011.2
03:0010.5
02:0018.9
01:0019.5
Sunday, 10/4
00:0013.1
23:0015.1
22:0022.1
21:0015.3
20:0016.3
19:0015.7
18:009.3
17:009.1
16:0010.3
15:009.6
14:0016
13:0019.2
12:0018.5
11:0025.4
10:0023.8
09:0021.2
08:0014.2
07:0012.4
06:0014.4
05:0012.1
04:0022.3
03:0022.1
02:0040.6
01:0030.2
Saturday, 10/3
00:0015
23:0015.3
22:0019.4
21:0021.2
20:0025.8
19:0018.6
18:0011.4
17:0010.6
16:0010.5
15:0014.3
14:0017
13:0020.9
12:0022.4
11:0033
10:0046.9
09:0034.6
08:0031.2
07:0016
06:0011.7
05:0012.2
04:0011.9
03:0013.8
02:0016.5
01:0017.9
Friday, 10/2
00:0021.3
23:0018.6
22:0023.7
21:0029
20:0044.2
19:0022.6
18:0018
17:0018.3
16:0014.7
15:0017.1
14:0018.2
13:0018
12:0026.4
11:0035.5
10:0030.4
09:0043.6
08:0029.8
07:0019.4
06:0012
05:0011.9
04:0019.1
03:0019.4
02:0016
01:0019.7
Thursday, 10/1
00:0033.5
23:0022.3
22:0020.9
21:0025.1
20:0029.6
19:0016.2
18:0015.2
17:0017.7
16:0016.1
15:0014.2
14:0020
13:0019.6
12:0017.2
11:0029.6
10:0045.6
09:0026.7
08:0023.3
07:0016.9
06:0011.9
05:0011.1
04:0011.3
03:0013.7
02:0016.8
01:0020
Wednesday, 9/30
00:0020.4
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 37 µg/m³, latest 37 µg/m³02040609/99/169/239/30highest 37
EU daily limit, 50 µg/m³
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/636.9provisional
Mon, 10/524.1provisional
Sun, 10/417.8provisional
Sat, 10/319.5provisional
Fri, 10/222.8provisional
Thu, 10/120.6provisional
Wed, 9/3022.1provisional
Tue, 9/2924.3provisional
Mon, 9/2816.1provisional
Sun, 9/2714.3provisional
Sat, 9/2617.2provisional
Fri, 9/2521.3provisional
Thu, 9/2418provisional
Wed, 9/2313provisional
Tue, 9/2218.1provisional
Mon, 9/2125.3provisional
Sun, 9/2024.2provisional
Sat, 9/1925.5provisional
Fri, 9/1822.4provisional
Thu, 9/1723.1provisional
Wed, 9/1623.7provisional
Tue, 9/1521.1provisional
Mon, 9/1415.4provisional
Sun, 9/1315.9provisional
Sat, 9/1227provisional
Fri, 9/1126provisional
Thu, 9/1030.3provisional
Wed, 9/926provisional
Tue, 9/824provisional
Mon, 9/721.3provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 70 µg/m³, latest 24 µg/m³050100DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 70latest 24
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 far23.615.5measured in 100 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202622.521.8measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
August 202630.925.6measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
July 202623.635.9measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
June 202621.334.1measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
May 202620.919.4measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
April 20262829.1measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
March 20264247.6measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
February 202644.863.8measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
January 202655.996.8measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
December 202569.857.3measured in 100 % of hours · verified
November 202532.754.4measured in 100 % of hours · verified

PM10 by year

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

Measure2026*20252024
Days above 50 µg/m³ (allowed 35)3397 above the number allowed88 above the number allowed
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)32*41.8 above the number allowed40.2 above the number allowed
Highest daily average, µg/m³111January 22182January 26151January 23
Highest hourly value, µg/m³345March 5406January 26350February 1
Hours measured100 %100 %100 %
Days without any reading from the station000

* 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.

¹ Fewer than 90 % of the hours were measured, so we do not compare this average with the limit.

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 104 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2024 there were 104 such days.
  • EU from 2030: annual average 20 µg/m³. Average in 2024: 40 µg/m³.
  • WHO 2021: annual average 15 µg/m³. Average in 2024: 40 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
Jan 23, 20241513.0 ×
Feb 2, 20241392.8 ×
Feb 4, 20241372.7 ×
Jan 22, 20241332.7 ×
Feb 1, 20241312.6 ×

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 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.

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