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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 2025: PM10, daily average above 50 µg/m³

97 days above the limit.

1102031JanJan 1: 74 µg/m³, above the limitJan 2: 124 µg/m³, above the limitJan 3: 52 µg/m³, above the limitJan 5: 91 µg/m³, above the limitJan 6: 106 µg/m³, above the limitJan 7: 124 µg/m³, above the limitJan 8: 78 µg/m³, above the limitJan 9: 72 µg/m³, above the limitJan 10: 100 µg/m³, above the limitJan 15: 56 µg/m³, above the limitJan 16: 79 µg/m³, above the limitJan 17: 134 µg/m³, above the limitJan 18: 125 µg/m³, above the limitJan 19: 92 µg/m³, above the limitJan 20: 110 µg/m³, above the limitJan 21: 172 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 160 µg/m³, above the limitJan 23: 116 µg/m³, above the limitJan 24: 149 µg/m³, above the limitJan 25: 153 µg/m³, above the limitJan 26: 182 µg/m³, above the limitJan 27: 144 µg/m³, above the limitJan 28: 133 µg/m³, above the limitJan 29: 91 µg/m³, above the limitJan 31: 58 µg/m³, above the limitFebFeb 1: 64 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 2: 56 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 3: 54 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 5: 62 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 6: 61 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 7: 84 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 8: 66 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 9: 70 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 10: 74 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 11: 85 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 12: 61 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 13: 55 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 14: 62 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 16: 57 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 19: 51 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 20: 68 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 21: 73 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 22: 89 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 23: 66 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 24: 89 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 25: 100 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 26: 68 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 28: 55 µg/m³, above the limitMarMar 4: 50 µg/m³, above the limitMar 5: 58 µg/m³, above the limitMar 6: 59 µg/m³, above the limitMar 7: 56 µg/m³, above the limitMar 8: 57 µg/m³, above the limitMar 9: 55 µg/m³, above the limitMar 10: 62 µg/m³, above the limitMar 11: 73 µg/m³, above the limitMar 12: 57 µg/m³, above the limitMar 13: 59 µg/m³, above the limitMar 14: 60 µg/m³, above the limitMar 15: 52 µg/m³, above the limitMar 16: 52 µg/m³, above the limitMar 20: 60 µg/m³, above the limitMar 21: 67 µg/m³, above the limitMar 22: 74 µg/m³, above the limitMar 24: 54 µg/m³, above the limitAprApr 9: 58 µg/m³, above the limitApr 10: 56 µg/m³, above the limitMayJunJun 27: 55 µg/m³, above the limitJulJul 15: 52 µg/m³, above the limitJul 22: 52 µg/m³, above the limitJul 25: 50 µg/m³, above the limitJul 27: 61 µg/m³, above the limitAugSepOctNovNov 15: 55 µg/m³, above the limitNov 16: 70 µg/m³, above the limitNov 17: 51 µg/m³, above the limitNov 30: 53 µg/m³, above the limitDecDec 1: 61 µg/m³, above the limitDec 2: 85 µg/m³, above the limitDec 3: 51 µg/m³, above the limitDec 10: 91 µg/m³, above the limitDec 11: 95 µg/m³, above the limitDec 12: 75 µg/m³, above the limitDec 13: 51 µg/m³, above the limitDec 14: 68 µg/m³, above the limitDec 15: 95 µg/m³, above the limitDec 16: 111 µg/m³, above the limitDec 17: 100 µg/m³, above the limitDec 18: 135 µg/m³, above the limitDec 19: 99 µg/m³, above the limitDec 20: 131 µg/m³, above the limitDec 21: 111 µg/m³, above the limitDec 22: 101 µg/m³, above the limitDec 23: 52 µg/m³, above the limitDec 24: 62 µg/m³, above the limitDec 28: 61 µg/m³, above the limitDec 29: 72 µg/m³, above the limitDec 30: 88 µg/m³, above the limit
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
Days above the limit with values (97)
  1. Jan 1 74
  2. Jan 2 124
  3. Jan 3 52
  4. Jan 5 91
  5. Jan 6 106
  6. Jan 7 124
  7. Jan 8 78
  8. Jan 9 72
  9. Jan 10 100
  10. Jan 15 56
  11. Jan 16 79
  12. Jan 17 134
  13. Jan 18 125
  14. Jan 19 92
  15. Jan 20 110
  16. Jan 21 172
  17. Jan 22 160
  18. Jan 23 116
  19. Jan 24 149
  20. Jan 25 153
  21. Jan 26 182
  22. Jan 27 144
  23. Jan 28 133
  24. Jan 29 91
  25. Jan 31 58
  26. Feb 1 64
  27. Feb 2 56
  28. Feb 3 54
  29. Feb 5 62
  30. Feb 6 61
  31. Feb 7 84
  32. Feb 8 66
  33. Feb 9 70
  34. Feb 10 74
  35. Feb 11 85
  36. Feb 12 61
  37. Feb 13 55
  38. Feb 14 62
  39. Feb 16 57
  40. Feb 19 51
  41. Feb 20 68
  42. Feb 21 73
  43. Feb 22 89
  44. Feb 23 66
  45. Feb 24 89
  46. Feb 25 100
  47. Feb 26 68
  48. Feb 28 55
  49. Mar 4 50
  50. Mar 5 58
  51. Mar 6 59
  52. Mar 7 56
  53. Mar 8 57
  54. Mar 9 55
  55. Mar 10 62
  56. Mar 11 73
  57. Mar 12 57
  58. Mar 13 59
  59. Mar 14 60
  60. Mar 15 52
  61. Mar 16 52
  62. Mar 20 60
  63. Mar 21 67
  64. Mar 22 74
  65. Mar 24 54
  66. Apr 9 58
  67. Apr 10 56
  68. Jun 27 55
  69. Jul 15 52
  70. Jul 22 52
  71. Jul 25 50
  72. Jul 27 61
  73. Nov 15 55
  74. Nov 16 70
  75. Nov 17 51
  76. Nov 30 53
  77. Dec 1 61
  78. Dec 2 85
  79. Dec 3 51
  80. Dec 10 91
  81. Dec 11 95
  82. Dec 12 75
  83. Dec 13 51
  84. Dec 14 68
  85. Dec 15 95
  86. Dec 16 111
  87. Dec 17 100
  88. Dec 18 135
  89. Dec 19 99
  90. Dec 20 131
  91. Dec 21 111
  92. Dec 22 101
  93. Dec 23 52
  94. Dec 24 62
  95. Dec 28 61
  96. Dec 29 72
  97. Dec 30 88

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2025

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January25 above the number allowed1820
February23 above the number allowed1000
March17 above the number allowed740
April2 above the number allowed580
May0400
June1 above the number allowed550
July4 above the number allowed610
August0380
September0310
October0440
November4 above the number allowed700
December21 above the number allowed1350

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 2025 there were 110 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2025 there were 110 such days.
  • EU from 2030: annual average 20 µg/m³. Average in 2025: 42 µg/m³.
  • WHO 2021: annual average 15 µg/m³. Average in 2025: 42 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 2025

DayAverageTimes the limit
Jan 26, 20251823.6 ×
Jan 21, 20251723.4 ×
Jan 22, 20251603.2 ×
Jan 25, 20251533.1 ×
Jan 24, 20251493.0 ×

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 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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