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Air at the Ohrid station

Ohrid, North Macedonia

Network: Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning · Station code: MK0054A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

26 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: 65 days above the limit, 35 allowed.

Worst day: March 4, 2026, PM10 83 µg/m³ as a daily average, 1.7 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 18:00

Latest values

Latest value: 18:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM1014.1 µg/m³Good
NO₂10.5 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 17 µg/m³, week before 14.8 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 8.1 µg/m³, week before 6.9 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 12.6 µg/m³, week before 11.5 µg/m³
  • O₃: too few readings to compare
  • SO₂: average 4 µg/m³, week before 2.6 µg/m³

Last month there was less PM10, PM2.5, and NO₂ in the air than the month before.

  • PM10: average 20.8 µg/m³, month before 29.7 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 12.2 µg/m³, month before 16.5 µg/m³
  • NO₂: average 10.8 µg/m³, month before 12.3 µg/m³
  • O₃: too few readings to compare
  • SO₂: average 2.4 µg/m³, month before 2.9 µg/m³

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Particulate matter PM10

14.1

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 18:00

27.1

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 88 % of hours · provisional

17

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

17.6

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

29.9

Last 12 monthsµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

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

26 days above the limit.

1102031JanJan 1: 64 µg/m³, above the limitJan 2: 51 µg/m³, above the limitJan 14: 62 µg/m³, above the limitJan 15: 61 µg/m³, above the limitJan 16: 76 µg/m³, above the limitJan 17: 52 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 66 µg/m³, above the limitJan 23: 55 µg/m³, above the limitJan 24: 67 µg/m³, above the limitFebFeb 3: 64 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 4: 52 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 25: 50 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 27: 61 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 28: 68 µg/m³, above the limitMarMar 1: 51 µg/m³, above the limitMar 3: 61 µg/m³, above the limitMar 4: 83 µg/m³, above the limitMar 5: 62 µg/m³, above the limitMar 6: 69 µg/m³, above the limitMar 7: 59 µg/m³, above the limitMar 8: 50 µg/m³, above the limitMar 11: 53 µg/m³, above the limitMar 12: 50 µg/m³, above the limitAprMayJunJulAugAug 28: 60 µg/m³, above the limitAug 29: 78 µg/m³, above the limitAug 30: 66 µg/m³, above the limitSepOctNovDec
  • above the limit
  • below the limit
Days above the limit with values (26)
  1. Jan 1 64
  2. Jan 2 51
  3. Jan 14 62
  4. Jan 15 61
  5. Jan 16 76
  6. Jan 17 52
  7. Jan 22 66
  8. Jan 23 55
  9. Jan 24 67
  10. Feb 3 64
  11. Feb 4 52
  12. Feb 25 50
  13. Feb 27 61
  14. Feb 28 68
  15. Mar 1 51
  16. Mar 3 61
  17. Mar 4 83
  18. Mar 5 62
  19. Mar 6 69
  20. Mar 7 59
  21. Mar 8 50
  22. Mar 11 53
  23. Mar 12 50
  24. Aug 28 60
  25. Aug 29 78
  26. Aug 30 66

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2026

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January9 above the number allowed760
February5 above the number allowed680
March9 above the number allowed830
April0430
May0330
June0270
July0390
August3 above the number allowed780
September0460
October up to yesterday0240

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 75 µg/m³, latest 14 µg/m³ (18:00)050100ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedlatest 14 (18:00)
measuredmodel estimate, not counted
Last 7 days, every hour: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
19:0021model estimate, not counted
18:0014.1
17:0014.9
16:0013.3
15:0075.4
14:0017model estimate, not counted
13:0018.5
12:0012.1
11:0029.9
10:0045.6
09:0036.8
08:0019
07:0018.8
06:0016.1
05:0017.2
04:0020.9
03:0020.1
02:0022.3
01:0027.7
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0038.7
23:0020.1
22:0038.7
21:0049
20:0046.9
19:009.8
18:006.1
17:008
16:008.4
15:0016.1
14:0016.8
13:0013.2
12:0015.9
11:0015.7
10:0043.7
09:0038.3
08:0025.7
07:0020.9
06:0019.7
05:0015.4
04:0022.9
03:0022.4
02:0028.6
01:0038.5
Monday, 10/5
00:0046.4
23:0035.3
22:0040.3
21:0046.6
20:0069.5
19:0016.5
18:009.1
17:009.9
16:009.1
15:0010.8
14:008.3
13:0012.8
12:009.2
11:0014.3
10:0049.6
09:0027.8
08:0024.3
07:0012.9
06:0012.2
05:0015
04:0014.9
03:0014.1
02:0014.9
01:0013.3
Sunday, 10/4
00:0018
23:0018
22:0018
21:0017.8
20:0013.4
19:003.1
18:005.1
17:006
16:006.1
15:008.2
14:0011.7
13:007.1
12:007.9
11:007.6
10:0019.1
09:0020.9
08:0018.9
07:0017.9
06:0015.7
05:0010.1
04:0012.2
03:0015.3
02:0019.7
01:0014
Saturday, 10/3
00:0014.2
23:0017.1
22:0018
21:0017.7
20:0012.8
19:0010.2
18:0012.9
17:0012.1
16:0014.2
15:0017.3
14:006.1
13:008.2
12:0010.9
11:0010.4
10:0017.1
09:0018.6
08:0011.7
07:007.3
06:0011.8
05:009.4
04:0015.6
03:0010.5
02:0018
01:0017.9
Friday, 10/2
00:0017.5
23:0024.7
22:0020.1
21:0020.7
20:0015.9
19:0013.9
18:0012.7
17:007.2
16:0010.9
15:0010.2
14:0012.8
13:0010.1
12:0011.3
11:0016.1
10:0018.2
09:0020.4
08:0011.3
07:0015.6
06:009.1
05:0011
04:0011.3
03:0016.1
02:0017.5
01:009.2
Thursday, 10/1
00:0013.2
23:0015.9
22:0014.9
21:0012.7
20:007.6
19:0017.1
18:0017.6
17:009.8
16:007.1
15:009.2
14:0012.1
13:0014
12:0014.1
11:0016.3
10:0022
09:0037.8
08:0033
07:0014.9
06:0013.7
05:009.1
04:0010.2
03:0013.5
02:0020.9
01:0019.4
Wednesday, 9/30
00:0026.1
23:0026.5
22:0018.9
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 32 µg/m³, latest 24 µg/m³02040609/99/169/239/30highest 32latest 24
EU daily limit, 50 µg/m³
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/624.1provisional
Mon, 10/522.4provisional
Sun, 10/413provisional
Sat, 10/313.3provisional
Fri, 10/214.3provisional
Thu, 10/115.7provisional
Wed, 9/3016.2provisional
Tue, 9/2917.5provisional
Mon, 9/2814.9provisional
Sun, 9/2711.7provisional
Sat, 9/2614.5provisional
Fri, 9/2518.2provisional
Thu, 9/2415.2provisional
Wed, 9/2311.8provisional
Tue, 9/2216.6provisional
Mon, 9/2117.6provisional
Sun, 9/2016.6provisional
Sat, 9/1916.6provisional
Fri, 9/1817.8provisional
Thu, 9/1717.9provisional
Wed, 9/1617.5provisional
Tue, 9/1515.2provisional
Mon, 9/1412.3provisional
Sun, 9/1311.3provisional
Sat, 9/1216.8provisional
Fri, 9/1123.2provisional
Thu, 9/1031.9provisional
Wed, 9/930.4provisional
Tue, 9/823.1provisional
Mon, 9/720.5provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 65 µg/m³, latest 17 µg/m³0255075DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 65latest 17
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 far17.112.3measured in 100 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 202620.819measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
August 202629.720.9measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
July 202619.325.2measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
June 202617.428.3measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
May 20262019.1measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
April 202623.722.6measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
March 20263838.6measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
February 202631.750.5measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
January 202635.758.8measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
December 202565.346.6measured in 100 % of hours · verified
November 20253340.4measured in 100 % of hours · verified

PM10 by year

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

Measure2026*20252024
Days above 50 µg/m³ (allowed 35)2665 above the number allowed61 above the number allowed
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)26.1*33.634.6
Highest daily average, µg/m³83March 4123December 22116March 27
Highest hourly value, µg/m³305March 4492December 16389January 6
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.

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 2026 there were 30 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2026 there were 30 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
Mar 4, 2026provisional831.7 ×
Aug 29, 2026provisional781.6 ×
Jan 16, 2026provisional761.5 ×
Mar 6, 2026provisional691.4 ×
Feb 28, 2026provisional681.4 ×

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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