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Air at the Lazaropole station

Mavrovo i Rostuša, North Macedonia

Network: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning · Station code: MK0042A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

3 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: 0 days above the limit, 35 allowed.

Worst day: August 29, 2026, PM10 85 µg/m³ as a daily average, 1.7 times the limit.

Daily average for 266 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
PM108.3 µg/m³Good
O₃71.9 µg/m³Fair
SO₂2.1 µg/m³Good

How the air is changing

Over the last seven days there was more PM10, PM2.5, and O₃ in the air than the week before.

  • PM10: average 8.9 µg/m³, week before 6.3 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 6.6 µg/m³, week before 5.2 µg/m³
  • NO₂: too few readings to compare
  • O₃: average 66.8 µg/m³, week before 51.6 µg/m³
  • SO₂: average 1.9 µg/m³, week before 2.2 µg/m³

Last month there was less PM10, PM2.5, and O₃ in the air than the month before.

  • PM10: average 13.8 µg/m³, month before 23 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 11 µg/m³, month before 15.3 µg/m³
  • NO₂: too few readings to compare
  • O₃: average 59.1 µg/m³, month before 73 µg/m³
  • SO₂: average 2.1 µg/m³, month before 1.9 µg/m³

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Particulate matter PM10

8.3

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 21:00

9.4

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 92 % of hours · provisional

8.9

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

11.5

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

9.4

Last 12 monthsµg/m³

measured in 97 % of hours · provisional

Days in 2023: PM10, daily average above 50 µg/m³

1 day above the limit. 42 days without any reading from the station.

1102031JanFebFeb 26: 62 µg/m³, above the limitMarAprMayJunJun 14: no data from the stationJun 15: no data from the stationJun 16: no data from the stationJun 17: no data from the stationJulJul 18: no data from the stationJul 19: no data from the stationJul 20: no data from the stationJul 21: no data from the stationJul 22: no data from the stationJul 23: no data from the stationJul 24: no data from the stationAugSepSep 26: no data from the stationSep 27: no data from the stationSep 28: no data from the stationSep 29: no data from the stationSep 30: no data from the stationOctOct 1: no data from the stationOct 2: no data from the stationOct 3: no data from the stationOct 4: no data from the stationOct 5: no data from the stationOct 6: no data from the stationOct 7: no data from the stationOct 8: no data from the stationOct 9: no data from the stationOct 10: no data from the stationOct 11: no data from the stationOct 12: no data from the stationOct 13: no data from the stationOct 14: no data from the stationOct 15: no data from the stationOct 16: no data from the stationOct 17: no data from the stationOct 18: no data from the stationOct 22: no data from the stationOct 23: no data from the stationOct 24: no data from the stationOct 25: no data from the stationOct 26: no data from the stationOct 27: no data from the stationOct 28: no data from the stationOct 29: no data from the stationNovDec
  • 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 (1)
  1. Feb 26 62

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2023

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January0310
February1 above the number allowed620
March0180
April0120
May0250
June0254
July0297
August0220
September0465
October01726
November0160
December0190

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 22 µg/m³, latest 9 µg/m³ (20:00)0102030ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedlatest 9 (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
21:0015model estimate, not counted
20:009.2
19:008.9
18:007.1
17:006.7
16:005.2
15:004.7
14:006.3
13:005.8
12:006.7
11:008.4
10:008.6
09:007.1
08:007.5
07:008.6
06:0010.1
05:0011.5
04:0015
03:0015.3
02:0014.4
01:0014.5
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0013.3
23:0011.9
22:009.7
21:007.5
20:007.8
19:0010.5
18:009
17:009.7
16:0010.8
15:0011
14:0012.4
13:0013.7
12:0017.9
11:0019.7
10:0018
09:0016.1
08:0016.6
07:0016.3
06:0017.4
05:0017
04:0018.3
03:0020.6
02:0021.6
01:0020.1
Monday, 10/5
00:0017.9
23:0013.8
22:0010.9
21:009.5
20:0011.1
19:0019
18:009.5
17:009
16:008.8
15:006.8
14:005.4
13:004.3
12:004
11:004.9
10:004
09:004.6
08:004.7
07:004.8
06:004.6
05:004.5
04:004.1
03:003.7
02:003.5
01:004.1
Sunday, 10/4
00:004.5
23:005
22:004.3
21:005.2
20:007.2
19:004.2
18:003.8
17:003.7
16:003.1
15:002.8
14:002.7
13:002.5
12:002.8
11:006.4
10:006.9
09:006.5
08:006.2
07:005.9
06:006.4
05:007
04:007
03:007.4
02:008.6
01:009.7
Saturday, 10/3
00:009.4
23:009.5
22:0010.3
21:0014.4
20:0013.9
19:008.7
18:006.7
17:004.7
16:005.6
15:004.2
14:004.2
13:008.6
12:008.4
11:008.9
10:008
09:005.9
08:005.4
07:005.2
06:005.5
05:006
04:006.8
03:006.4
02:007.2
01:007.1
Friday, 10/2
00:008.1
23:009.5
22:0011
21:0013.2
20:0012.1
19:009.8
18:0010.6
17:007.6
16:006.4
15:005.9
14:005.2
13:005.3
12:007.2
11:008.8
10:008.2
09:006
08:005.3
07:005.1
06:005.2
05:005.3
04:005.7
03:006.7
02:008.2
01:008.1
Thursday, 10/1
00:008.4
23:009
22:008.6
21:009.5
20:009.5
19:0011.2
18:0010.1
17:008.3
16:006.6
15:006.6
14:007.9
13:006.8
12:006.1
11:008.3
10:009
09:006.9
08:006.8
07:006.9
06:007.2
05:007.5
04:008.1
03:008.3
02:0011.2
01:008.9
Wednesday, 9/30
00:008.9
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 32 µg/m³, latest 14 µg/m³02040609/99/169/239/30highest 32latest 14
EU daily limit, 50 µg/m³
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/614.4provisional
Mon, 10/57.4provisional
Sun, 10/45.4provisional
Sat, 10/37.5provisional
Fri, 10/27.7provisional
Thu, 10/18.2provisional
Wed, 9/3012provisional
Tue, 9/2910.4provisional
Mon, 9/286.6provisional
Sun, 9/274.2provisional
Sat, 9/264.9provisional
Fri, 9/256.6provisional
Thu, 9/247provisional
Wed, 9/234.5provisional
Tue, 9/2211.2provisional
Mon, 9/2114.6provisional
Sun, 9/209.4provisional
Sat, 9/1912.4provisional
Fri, 9/188.9provisional
Thu, 9/1712.3provisional
Wed, 9/1610.7provisional
Tue, 9/159.3provisional
Mon, 9/146.9provisional
Sun, 9/139.5provisional
Sat, 9/1211.5provisional
Fri, 9/1122.4provisional
Thu, 9/1029.2provisional
Wed, 9/932.5provisional
Tue, 9/822.2provisional
Mon, 9/715.3provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 23 µg/m³, latest 8 µg/m³0204060DecFebAprJunAugOctlatest 8
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 far8.44.5measured in 100 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202613.88.8measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
August 20262312.3measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
July 2026too few readings15.5measured in 69 % of hours · provisional · 9 days without data from the station
June 202610.516.2measured in 98 % of hours · provisional
May 20268.68.1measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
April 20268.87.7measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
March 202611.511.9measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
February 20263.413.2measured in 97 % of hours · provisional
January 20264.25measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
December 20254.62.6measured in 100 % of hours · verified
November 20255.58.3measured in 100 % of hours · verified

PM10 by year

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

Measure2026*20252024
Days above 50 µg/m³ (allowed 35)307
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)10.7*9.511.6
Highest daily average, µg/m³85August 2940February 1796April 1
Highest hourly value, µg/m³125August 28152February 17226March 31
Hours measured96 %99 %96 %
Days without any reading from the station925

* 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.

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 2023 there were 3 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2023 there were 3 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 2023

DayAverageTimes the limit
Feb 26, 2023621.2 ×

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: 10

1 outage, 237 hours in total in the last 12 months.

Timeline of outages from October 7, 2025 to today

FromToDuration
Jun 30, 2026 14:00Jul 10, 2026 11:0010 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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