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Air at the Gevgelija station

Gevgelija, North Macedonia

Network: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning · Station code: MK0051A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

15 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: 35 days above the limit, 35 allowed.

Worst day: January 3, 2026, PM10 138 µg/m³ as a daily average, 2.8 times the limit.

Daily average for 277 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 20:00

Latest values

Latest value: 20:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM1051 µg/m³Moderate
NO₂7.9 µg/m³Good
O₃0 µg/m³Good

How the air is changing

Over the last seven days there was more PM10, PM2.5, and NO₂ in the air than the week before.

  • PM10: average 26.5 µg/m³, week before 17.9 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 6 µg/m³, week before 4.2 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 5.7 µg/m³, week before 4.2 µg/m³
  • O₃: average 0 µg/m³, week before 0 µg/m³
  • SO₂: too few readings to compare

Last month there was more NO₂ and less PM2.5 and O₃ in the air than the month before.

  • PM10: average 19.6 µg/m³, month before 21.5 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 7.3 µg/m³, month before 12.2 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 3.4 µg/m³, month before 2.4 µg/m³
  • O₃: average 11.7 µg/m³, month before 51.3 µg/m³
  • SO₂: too few readings to compare

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Particulate matter PM10

51

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 20:00

31.7

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 92 % of hours · provisional

26.5

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

20.9

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

27.8

Last 12 monthsµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

Days in 2026: PM10, daily average above 50 µg/m³

15 days above the limit.

1102031JanJan 2: 65 µg/m³, above the limitJan 3: 138 µg/m³, above the limitJan 4: 76 µg/m³, above the limitJan 5: 75 µg/m³, above the limitJan 10: 76 µg/m³, above the limitJan 20: 54 µg/m³, above the limitJan 21: 52 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 52 µg/m³, above the limitJan 24: 74 µg/m³, above the limitJan 25: 75 µg/m³, above the limitFebFeb 24: 63 µg/m³, above the limitMarMar 3: 57 µg/m³, above the limitMar 6: 51 µg/m³, above the limitMar 18: 52 µg/m³, above the limitAprApr 8: 59 µg/m³, above the limitMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
  • too few readings for the day
Days above the limit with values (15)
  1. Jan 2 65
  2. Jan 3 138
  3. Jan 4 76
  4. Jan 5 75
  5. Jan 10 76
  6. Jan 20 54
  7. Jan 21 52
  8. Jan 22 52
  9. Jan 24 74
  10. Jan 25 75
  11. Feb 24 63
  12. Mar 3 57
  13. Mar 6 51
  14. Mar 18 52
  15. Apr 8 59

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2026

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January10 above the number allowed1380
February1 above the number allowed630
March3 above the number allowed570
April1 above the number allowed590
May0340
June0280
July0230
August0340
September0350
October up to yesterday0360

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 158 µg/m³, latest 46 µg/m³ (19:00)0100200ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedhighest 158latest 46 (19:00)
measuredmodel estimate, not counted
Last 7 days, every hour: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
20:0018model estimate, not counted
19:0046.2
18:0033.4
17:0033.6
16:0034.3
15:0033
14:0026.4
13:0055.2
12:0034.2
11:0036
10:0059.3
09:0045.3
08:0016.7
07:0013.6
06:0013.2
05:0013.9
04:0016.9
03:0024.1
02:0021.5
01:0029.2
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0024.2
23:0035.5
22:0052.7
21:00125.2
20:00106.6
19:0043.2
18:0047.5
17:0057.3
16:0022.3
15:0018.9
14:0021.7
13:0023.9
12:0028.5
11:0029.1
10:0051.2
09:0057.4
08:0014
07:0010.4
06:0010.9
05:0012.7
04:0017.7
03:0015.3
02:0013.1
01:0017
Monday, 10/5
00:0019.6
23:0044.5
22:0059.6
21:0058.6
20:00103
19:0049.7
18:0052.7
17:0043.5
16:0029.5
15:0017.2
14:0015.2
13:0022.7
12:0043.8
11:0033.8
10:0045.2
09:0052.6
08:0023.9
07:0013.7
06:0013.2
05:0012.3
04:0022.1
03:0021.9
02:0022.2
01:0013.7
Sunday, 10/4
00:0018.2
23:0027.8
22:0041.7
21:0054.2
20:0056.4
19:0023.9
18:0015.3
17:009
16:007.6
15:008.7
14:009.3
13:0012.3
12:0014.7
11:0016.1
10:0022.2
09:0025.7
08:008.6
07:006.1
06:008.6
05:008.4
04:0013.6
03:0016.4
02:0016.3
01:0015.9
Saturday, 10/3
00:0016.8
23:0035.2
22:0030
21:0039.3
20:0047.4
19:0013.5
18:0014
17:0013.9
16:0012.3
15:0013.7
14:0015.8
13:0019.3
12:0023.2
11:0028.4
10:0037.6
09:0034.5
08:0023.8
07:009
06:008.2
05:0010.4
04:0015.1
03:0023.3
02:0016
01:0026.9
Friday, 10/2
00:0015.5
23:0022.4
22:0051
21:0027.9
20:0049.2
19:0029
18:0025.7
17:0025.1
16:0017.9
15:0015.6
14:0018.5
13:0018.2
12:00157.7
11:0027
10:0061.5
09:0042.5
08:0013.5
07:008.9
06:009.2
05:008.3
04:0010.8
03:0018.7
02:0012.8
01:0018.9
Thursday, 10/1
00:0018.2
23:0021.9
22:0038.9
21:0024.4
20:0061.5
19:0030
18:0019.4
17:0025.5
16:0021.1
15:0015.8
14:0014.3
13:0014.2
12:0023.4
11:0038.4
10:0046.2
09:0037.1
08:0014.2
07:0010
06:0011.1
05:0010.2
04:009.4
03:0011.5
02:0014.1
01:0015.5
Wednesday, 9/30
00:0021.5
23:0023.2
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 36 µg/m³, latest 36 µg/m³02040609/99/169/239/30highest 36
EU daily limit, 50 µg/m³
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/635.7provisional
Mon, 10/534.8provisional
Sun, 10/419provisional
Sat, 10/322provisional
Fri, 10/229.4provisional
Thu, 10/122.8provisional
Wed, 9/3021.9provisional
Tue, 9/2921.9provisional
Mon, 9/2813.3provisional
Sun, 9/2712.9provisional
Sat, 9/2615.4provisional
Fri, 9/2515.5provisional
Thu, 9/2418.3provisional
Wed, 9/2328provisional
Tue, 9/2223.7provisional
Mon, 9/2134.9provisional
Sun, 9/2019.9provisional
Sat, 9/1917.1provisional
Fri, 9/1819.6provisional
Thu, 9/1722.2provisional
Wed, 9/1622.4provisional
Tue, 9/1520provisional
Mon, 9/1414.4provisional
Sun, 9/139.2provisional
Sat, 9/1220.8provisional
Fri, 9/1120.8provisional
Thu, 9/1018.5provisional
Wed, 9/915.8provisional
Tue, 9/816.3provisional
Mon, 9/719.2provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 48 µg/m³, latest 27 µg/m³0204060DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 48latest 27
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 far27.314.9measured in 100 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202619.621.2measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
August 202621.518.1measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
July 202617.522.1measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
June 202619.924.8measured in 97 % of hours · provisional
May 202616.814.5measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
April 202627.419.5measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
March 202637.936.5measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
February 202632.244.7measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
January 202647.750.6measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
December 202538.1too few readingsmeasured in 100 % of hours · verified
November 202529.9measured in 100 % of hours · verified

PM10 by year

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

Measure2026*20252024
Days above 50 µg/m³ (allowed 35)1535≥ 4²
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)26.7*28.5too few
Highest daily average, µg/m³138January 392January 773December 23
Highest hourly value, µg/m³278February 24181November 25169December 23
Hours measured100 %99 %5 %
Days without any reading from the station010

* 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.

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 2026 there were 27 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2026 there were 27 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 2026

DayAverageTimes the limit
Jan 3, 2026provisional1382.8 ×
Jan 10, 2026provisional761.5 ×
Jan 4, 2026provisional761.5 ×
Jan 5, 2026provisional751.5 ×
Jan 25, 2026provisional751.5 ×

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.

How we measure

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