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Air at the Rektorat station

Centar, North Macedonia

Network: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning · Station code: MK0043A

This year, up to yesterday (October 7)

36 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.

1 day more than allowed

In 2025: 78 days above the limit, 35 allowed.

Worst day: January 15, 2026, PM10 128 µg/m³ as a daily average, 2.6 times the limit.

Daily average for 268 of 280 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 00:00

Latest values

Latest value: 00:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM1059.9 µg/m³Moderate
NO₂0 µg/m³Good

How the air is changing

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

  • PM10: average 35.2 µg/m³, week before 22.3 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: too few readings to compare
  • NO₂: average 0 µg/m³, week before 0 µg/m³
  • O₃: too few readings to compare

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

  • PM10: average 27.6 µg/m³, month before 29.6 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: too few readings to compare
  • NO₂: too few readings to compare
  • O₃: too few readings to compare

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Particulate matter PM10

59.9

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 00:00

49.7

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 92 % of hours · provisional

35.2

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 99 % of hours · provisional

28.3

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

37.6

Last 12 monthsµg/m³

measured in 98 % of hours · provisional

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

45 days above the limit. 204 days without any reading from the station.

1102031JanJan 4: 114 µg/m³, above the limitJan 5: 94 µg/m³, above the limitJan 6: 159 µg/m³, above the limitJan 7: 85 µg/m³, above the limitJan 8: 99 µg/m³, above the limitJan 9: 96 µg/m³, above the limitJan 14: 100 µg/m³, above the limitJan 15: 71 µg/m³, above the limitJan 16: 88 µg/m³, above the limitJan 17: 74 µg/m³, above the limitJan 18: 68 µg/m³, above the limitJan 19: 73 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 74 µg/m³, above the limitJan 30: 52 µg/m³, above the limitFebFeb 2: 64 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 8: 60 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 9: 52 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 10: 87 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 11: 109 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 12: 80 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 13: 74 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 14: 79 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 15: 58 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 16: 85 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 17: 99 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 18: 99 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 19: 87 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 21: 67 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 22: 88 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 23: 86 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 24: 55 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 25: 67 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 26: 54 µg/m³, above the limitMarMar 6: 62 µg/m³, above the limitMar 8: 51 µg/m³, above the limitMar 20: 64 µg/m³, above the limitMar 21: 57 µg/m³, above the limitAprMayMay 31: no data from the stationJunJun 1: no data from the stationJun 2: no data from the stationJun 3: no data from the stationJun 4: no data from the stationJun 5: no data from the stationJun 6: no data from the stationJun 7: no data from the stationJun 8: no data from the stationJun 9: no data from the stationJun 10: no data from the stationJun 11: no data from the stationJun 12: no data from the stationJun 13: no data from the stationJun 14: no data from the stationJun 15: no data from the stationJun 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 stationJun 29: no data from the stationJun 30: no data from the stationJulJul 1: no data from the stationJul 2: no data from the stationJul 3: no data from the stationJul 4: no data from the stationJul 5: no data from the stationJul 6: no data from the stationJul 7: no data from the stationJul 8: no data from the stationJul 9: no data from the stationJul 10: no data from the stationJul 11: no data from the stationJul 12: no data from the stationJul 13: no data from the stationJul 14: no data from the stationJul 15: no data from the stationJul 16: no data from the stationJul 17: no data from the stationJul 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 stationJul 25: no data from the stationJul 26: no data from the stationJul 27: no data from the stationJul 28: no data from the stationJul 29: no data from the stationJul 30: no data from the stationJul 31: no data from the stationAugAug 1: no data from the stationAug 2: no data from the stationAug 3: no data from the stationAug 4: no data from the stationAug 5: no data from the stationAug 6: no data from the stationAug 7: no data from the stationAug 8: no data from the stationAug 9: no data from the stationAug 10: no data from the stationAug 11: no data from the stationAug 12: no data from the stationAug 13: no data from the stationAug 14: no data from the stationAug 15: no data from the stationAug 16: no data from the stationAug 17: no data from the stationAug 18: no data from the stationAug 19: no data from the stationAug 20: no data from the stationAug 21: no data from the stationAug 22: no data from the stationAug 23: no data from the stationAug 24: no data from the stationAug 25: no data from the stationAug 26: no data from the stationAug 27: no data from the stationAug 28: no data from the stationAug 29: no data from the stationAug 30: no data from the stationAug 31: no data from the stationSepSep 1: no data from the stationSep 2: no data from the stationSep 3: no data from the stationSep 4: no data from the stationSep 5: no data from the stationSep 6: no data from the stationSep 7: no data from the stationSep 8: no data from the stationSep 9: no data from the stationSep 10: no data from the stationSep 11: no data from the stationSep 12: no data from the stationSep 13: no data from the stationSep 14: no data from the stationSep 15: no data from the stationSep 16: no data from the stationSep 17: no data from the stationSep 18: no data from the stationSep 19: no data from the stationSep 20: no data from the stationSep 21: no data from the stationSep 22: no data from the stationSep 23: no data from the stationSep 24: no data from the stationSep 25: no data from the stationSep 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 19: no data from the stationOct 20: no data from the stationOct 21: 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 stationOct 30: no data from the stationOct 31: no data from the stationNovNov 1: no data from the stationNov 2: no data from the stationNov 3: no data from the stationNov 4: no data from the stationNov 5: no data from the stationNov 6: no data from the stationNov 7: no data from the stationNov 8: no data from the stationNov 9: no data from the stationNov 10: no data from the stationNov 11: no data from the stationNov 12: no data from the stationNov 13: no data from the stationNov 14: no data from the stationNov 15: no data from the stationNov 16: no data from the stationNov 17: no data from the stationNov 18: no data from the stationNov 19: no data from the stationNov 20: no data from the stationNov 21: no data from the stationNov 22: no data from the stationNov 23: no data from the stationNov 24: no data from the stationNov 25: no data from the stationNov 26: no data from the stationNov 27: no data from the stationNov 28: no data from the stationNov 29: no data from the stationNov 30: no data from the stationDecDec 1: no data from the stationDec 2: no data from the stationDec 3: no data from the stationDec 4: no data from the stationDec 5: no data from the stationDec 6: no data from the stationDec 7: no data from the stationDec 8: no data from the stationDec 9: no data from the stationDec 10: no data from the stationDec 11: no data from the stationDec 12: no data from the stationDec 13: no data from the stationDec 14: no data from the stationDec 15: no data from the stationDec 16: no data from the stationDec 17: no data from the stationDec 18: no data from the stationDec 19: no data from the stationDec 20: no data from the stationDec 22: 81 µg/m³, above the limitDec 24: 156 µg/m³, above the limitDec 26: 170 µg/m³, above the limitDec 27: 187 µg/m³, above the limitDec 28: 131 µg/m³, above the limitDec 29: 172 µg/m³, above the limitDec 30: 180 µg/m³, above the limitDec 31: 167 µg/m³, above the limit
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
  • too few readings for the day
  • no data from the station
Days above the limit with values (45)
  1. Jan 4 114
  2. Jan 5 94
  3. Jan 6 159
  4. Jan 7 85
  5. Jan 8 99
  6. Jan 9 96
  7. Jan 14 100
  8. Jan 15 71
  9. Jan 16 88
  10. Jan 17 74
  11. Jan 18 68
  12. Jan 19 73
  13. Jan 22 74
  14. Jan 30 52
  15. Feb 2 64
  16. Feb 8 60
  17. Feb 9 52
  18. Feb 10 87
  19. Feb 11 109
  20. Feb 12 80
  21. Feb 13 74
  22. Feb 14 79
  23. Feb 15 58
  24. Feb 16 85
  25. Feb 17 99
  26. Feb 18 99
  27. Feb 19 87
  28. Feb 21 67
  29. Feb 22 88
  30. Feb 23 86
  31. Feb 24 55
  32. Feb 25 67
  33. Feb 26 54
  34. Mar 6 62
  35. Mar 8 51
  36. Mar 20 64
  37. Mar 21 57
  38. Dec 22 81
  39. Dec 24 156
  40. Dec 26 170
  41. Dec 27 187
  42. Dec 28 131
  43. Dec 29 172
  44. Dec 30 180
  45. Dec 31 167

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2023

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January14 above the number allowed1590
February19 above the number allowed1090
March4 above the number allowed640
April0390
May0381
June30
July31
August31
September30
October31
November30
December8 above the number allowed18720

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 59 µg/m³ (23:00)050100150ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedlatest 59 (23:00)
measuredmodel estimate, not counted
Last 7 days, every hour: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
00:0062model estimate, not counted
23:0058.8
22:0056.3
21:0082.8
20:00130.1
19:0058.1
18:0025.1
17:0026.4
16:0033
15:0032.9
14:0032.6
13:0043.5
12:0053.2
11:0056.8
10:0053.7
09:0047.5
08:0038.9
07:0038
06:0037.7
05:0032.9
04:0048.3
03:0053.9
02:0051.9
01:0050.5
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0041.6
23:0052.2
22:0055.1
21:0059.4
20:00116.2
19:0046.5
18:0020.1
17:0021.2
16:0024.5
15:0034.1
14:0035.4
13:0042.4
12:0048.9
11:0048.9
10:0064.7
09:0059
08:0041.3
07:0046.9
06:0045.1
05:0047.6
04:0059.2
03:0061.4
02:0050.5
01:0042.2
Monday, 10/5
00:0046.1
23:0048.2
22:0051.7
21:0064.8
20:0077.2
19:0025.6
18:0017.4
17:0023.8
16:0021.6
15:0032.7
14:0032.7
13:0028.3
12:0033.5
11:0043.5
10:0051.6
09:0043.3
08:0030.1
07:0013.9
06:0030.2
05:0034.4
04:0041.3
03:0028.4
02:0035.6
01:0028.1
Sunday, 10/4
00:0029.8
23:0026.6
22:0037.6
21:0033.8
20:0082
19:0027.3
18:0013.6
17:007
16:007.4
15:0015
14:0015.5
13:0023.8
12:0021
11:0021.1
10:0023.2
09:0025.6
08:0018.3
07:0024.1
06:0024.8
05:0021.2
04:0025.9
03:0050.5
02:0042.5
01:0052.2
Saturday, 10/3
00:0055
23:0038.6
22:0050.1
21:0070.7
20:0062.9
19:0025.6
18:0019
17:0019.2
16:0022.9
15:0021.6
14:0015
13:0015.5
12:0024.4
11:0031.7
10:0025.9
09:0024.4
08:0013.3
07:0018.9
06:0018
05:0018.3
04:0024.8
03:0039.9
02:0039
01:0038.8
Friday, 10/2
00:0035.1
23:0036.6
22:0029.8
21:0026.8
20:0023.6
19:0016.6
18:0026.5
17:0018.5
16:0027.6
15:0020.9
14:0018.9
13:0017.4
12:0024.6
11:0034.9
10:0032.4
09:0021.7
08:0016.2
07:0018.7
06:0014.1
05:0016.4
04:0023.4
03:0030.1
02:0031.3
01:0037.5
Thursday, 10/1
00:0047.1
23:0048.9
22:0064.9
21:0045.2
20:0030.5
19:0020.5
18:0012.4
17:0019.2
16:0021.5
15:0012.3
14:0017.2
13:0021.7
12:0033
11:0033.3
10:0037.3
09:0024.9
08:0022.7
07:0017.8
06:0014.8
05:0014.3
04:0020.3
03:0044.3
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 50 µg/m³, latest 50 µg/m³02040609/109/179/2410/1highest 50
EU daily limit, 50 µg/m³
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Wed, 10/749.7provisional
Tue, 10/648.5provisional
Mon, 10/536.8provisional
Sun, 10/427.9provisional
Sat, 10/330.6provisional
Fri, 10/225provisional
Thu, 10/128.7provisional
Wed, 9/3026.5provisional
Tue, 9/2922.3provisional
Mon, 9/2821.2provisional
Sun, 9/2715.3provisional
Sat, 9/2619.4provisional
Fri, 9/2526.3provisional
Thu, 9/2425.3provisional
Wed, 9/2315.9provisional
Tue, 9/2217.8provisional
Mon, 9/2128.3provisional
Sun, 9/2024.3provisional
Sat, 9/1932.9provisional
Fri, 9/1832.4provisional
Thu, 9/1726provisional
Wed, 9/1618.5provisional
Tue, 9/1524.8provisional
Mon, 9/1422.5provisional
Sun, 9/1317.9provisional
Sat, 9/1235provisional
Fri, 9/1138.5provisional
Thu, 9/1039.9provisional
Wed, 9/941.3provisional
Tue, 9/831.5provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 83 µg/m³, latest 35 µg/m³050100DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 83latest 35
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 far35.219.9measured in 99 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202627.626.2measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
August 202629.6too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · provisional
July 202623.829.8measured in 81 % of hours · provisional · 4 days without data from the station
June 202620.929measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
May 202621.221measured in 93 % of hours · provisional
April 202623.921.5measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
March 202637.538.6measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
February 202641.154.1measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
January 202663.178.8measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
December 202582.758.7measured in 100 % of hours · verified
November 202541.658.3measured in 100 % of hours · verified

PM10 by year

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

Measure2026*20252024
Days above 50 µg/m³ (allowed 35)36 above the number allowed78 above the number allowed86 above the number allowed
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)32.4*40.4 above the number allowed41.4 above the number allowed
Highest daily average, µg/m³128January 15212December 19166January 1
Highest hourly value, µg/m³268July 21501December 20424December 30
Hours measured97 %96 %100 %
Days without any reading from the station4110

* 2026 up to October 7; 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.

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 49 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2023 there were 49 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
Dec 27, 20231873.7 ×
Dec 30, 20231803.6 ×
Dec 29, 20231723.4 ×
Dec 26, 20231703.4 ×
Dec 31, 20231673.3 ×

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: 6

2 outages, 147 hours in total in the last 12 months.

Timeline of outages from October 8, 2025 to today

FromToDuration
Jul 1, 2026 12:00Jul 6, 2026 09:005 days
May 19, 2026 04:00May 20, 2026 10:0030 hours

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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