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Air at the Novi Pazar station

Novi Pazar, Serbia

Network: Agency for Environmental Protection · Station code: RS0055A

This year, up to yesterday (October 6)

at least

6 days

with a daily average of particulate matter PM10 above the EU limit of 50 µg/m³.

Readings are missing for part of the period, so the real number may be higher.

In 2025: 129 days above the limit, 35 allowed.

Worst day: August 28, 2026, PM10 66 µg/m³ as a daily average, 1.3 times the limit.

Daily average for 183 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 21:00

Latest values

Latest value: 21:00

Readings
PollutantValueLevel
PM10107.6 µg/m³Moderate

How the air is changing

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

  • PM10: average 32.8 µg/m³, week before 23.5 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 20.1 µg/m³, week before 16.6 µg/m³

Last month there was less PM10 in the air than the month before.

  • PM10: average 28 µg/m³, month before 32.8 µg/m³
  • PM2.5: average 15 µg/m³, month before 15.2 µg/m³

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Particulate matter PM10

107.6

Nowµg/m³

Measured at 21:00

47.6

Last 24 hoursµg/m³

measured in 96 % of hours · provisional

32.8

Last 7 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

28.1

Last 30 daysµg/m³

measured in 100 % of hours · provisional

too few readings

Last 12 months

measured in 74 % of hours · provisional

Days in 2025: PM10, daily average above 50 µg/m³

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

1102031JanJan 1: 158 µg/m³, above the limitJan 2: 146 µg/m³, above the limitJan 3: 93 µg/m³, above the limitJan 4: 86 µg/m³, above the limitJan 5: 144 µg/m³, above the limitJan 6: 213 µg/m³, above the limitJan 7: 234 µg/m³, above the limitJan 9: 123 µg/m³, above the limitJan 10: 75 µg/m³, above the limitJan 14: 74 µg/m³, above the limitJan 15: 61 µg/m³, above the limitJan 16: 51 µg/m³, above the limitJan 17: 60 µg/m³, above the limitJan 19: 100 µg/m³, above the limitJan 20: 170 µg/m³, above the limitJan 21: 208 µg/m³, above the limitJan 22: 185 µg/m³, above the limitJan 23: 140 µg/m³, above the limitJan 24: 137 µg/m³, above the limitJan 25: 89 µg/m³, above the limitJan 26: 157 µg/m³, above the limitJan 27: 141 µg/m³, above the limitJan 28: 114 µg/m³, above the limitJan 29: 118 µg/m³, above the limitJan 30: 72 µg/m³, above the limitJan 31: 82 µg/m³, above the limitFebFeb 1: 70 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 2: 102 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 3: 64 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 4: 68 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 5: 78 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 6: 85 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 7: 102 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 8: 112 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 9: 99 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 10: 105 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 11: 134 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 12: 139 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 13: 114 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 14: 102 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 20: 82 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 21: 91 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 22: 103 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 23: 107 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 24: 109 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 25: 92 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 26: 97 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 27: 80 µg/m³, above the limitFeb 28: 61 µg/m³, above the limitMarMar 3: 57 µg/m³, above the limitMar 4: 71 µg/m³, above the limitMar 5: 80 µg/m³, above the limitMar 6: 92 µg/m³, above the limitMar 7: 105 µg/m³, above the limitMar 8: 98 µg/m³, above the limitMar 9: 89 µg/m³, above the limitMar 10: 112 µg/m³, above the limitMar 11: 69 µg/m³, above the limitMar 12: 57 µg/m³, above the limitMar 14: 56 µg/m³, above the limitMar 20: 58 µg/m³, above the limitMar 21: 70 µg/m³, above the limitMar 22: 63 µg/m³, above the limitMar 23: 66 µg/m³, above the limitMar 24: 52 µg/m³, above the limitMar 25: 74 µg/m³, above the limitAprApr 9: 55 µg/m³, above the limitApr 16: 56 µg/m³, above the limitApr 17: 50 µg/m³, above the limitMayJunJulAugSepSep 12: no data from the stationOctOct 16: 61 µg/m³, above the limitOct 17: 81 µg/m³, above the limitOct 20: 58 µg/m³, above the limitOct 21: 86 µg/m³, above the limitOct 22: 80 µg/m³, above the limitOct 23: 59 µg/m³, above the limitOct 25: 71 µg/m³, above the limitOct 26: 76 µg/m³, above the limitOct 28: 52 µg/m³, above the limitOct 29: 78 µg/m³, above the limitOct 30: 77 µg/m³, above the limitOct 31: 86 µg/m³, above the limitNovNov 1: 97 µg/m³, above the limitNov 2: 98 µg/m³, above the limitNov 3: 68 µg/m³, above the limitNov 5: 62 µg/m³, above the limitNov 6: 53 µg/m³, above the limitNov 7: 53 µg/m³, above the limitNov 8: 51 µg/m³, above the limitNov 9: 74 µg/m³, above the limitNov 12: 96 µg/m³, above the limitNov 13: 115 µg/m³, above the limitNov 14: 119 µg/m³, above the limitNov 15: 132 µg/m³, above the limitNov 16: 154 µg/m³, above the limitNov 17: 125 µg/m³, above the limitNov 19: 65 µg/m³, above the limitNov 20: 85 µg/m³, above the limitNov 21: 54 µg/m³, above the limitNov 24: 79 µg/m³, above the limitNov 25: 81 µg/m³, above the limitNov 28: 65 µg/m³, above the limitNov 30: 60 µg/m³, above the limitDecDec 1: 63 µg/m³, above the limitDec 2: 86 µg/m³, above the limitDec 3: 143 µg/m³, above the limitDec 4: 112 µg/m³, above the limitDec 5: 63 µg/m³, above the limitDec 8: 86 µg/m³, above the limitDec 9: 123 µg/m³, above the limitDec 10: 162 µg/m³, above the limitDec 11: 185 µg/m³, above the limitDec 12: 149 µg/m³, above the limitDec 13: 118 µg/m³, above the limitDec 14: 150 µg/m³, above the limitDec 15: 170 µg/m³, above the limitDec 16: 218 µg/m³, above the limitDec 17: 214 µg/m³, above the limitDec 18: 201 µg/m³, above the limitDec 19: 191 µg/m³, above the limitDec 20: 133 µg/m³, above the limitDec 21: 73 µg/m³, above the limitDec 22: 51 µg/m³, above the limitDec 23: 55 µg/m³, above the limitDec 24: 125 µg/m³, above the limitDec 27: 82 µg/m³, above the limitDec 28: 88 µg/m³, above the limitDec 29: 118 µg/m³, above the limitDec 30: 96 µg/m³, above the limitDec 31: 60 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 (129)
  1. Jan 1 158
  2. Jan 2 146
  3. Jan 3 93
  4. Jan 4 86
  5. Jan 5 144
  6. Jan 6 213
  7. Jan 7 234
  8. Jan 9 123
  9. Jan 10 75
  10. Jan 14 74
  11. Jan 15 61
  12. Jan 16 51
  13. Jan 17 60
  14. Jan 19 100
  15. Jan 20 170
  16. Jan 21 208
  17. Jan 22 185
  18. Jan 23 140
  19. Jan 24 137
  20. Jan 25 89
  21. Jan 26 157
  22. Jan 27 141
  23. Jan 28 114
  24. Jan 29 118
  25. Jan 30 72
  26. Jan 31 82
  27. Feb 1 70
  28. Feb 2 102
  29. Feb 3 64
  30. Feb 4 68
  31. Feb 5 78
  32. Feb 6 85
  33. Feb 7 102
  34. Feb 8 112
  35. Feb 9 99
  36. Feb 10 105
  37. Feb 11 134
  38. Feb 12 139
  39. Feb 13 114
  40. Feb 14 102
  41. Feb 20 82
  42. Feb 21 91
  43. Feb 22 103
  44. Feb 23 107
  45. Feb 24 109
  46. Feb 25 92
  47. Feb 26 97
  48. Feb 27 80
  49. Feb 28 61
  50. Mar 3 57
  51. Mar 4 71
  52. Mar 5 80
  53. Mar 6 92
  54. Mar 7 105
  55. Mar 8 98
  56. Mar 9 89
  57. Mar 10 112
  58. Mar 11 69
  59. Mar 12 57
  60. Mar 14 56
  61. Mar 20 58
  62. Mar 21 70
  63. Mar 22 63
  64. Mar 23 66
  65. Mar 24 52
  66. Mar 25 74
  67. Apr 9 55
  68. Apr 16 56
  69. Apr 17 50
  70. Oct 16 61
  71. Oct 17 81
  72. Oct 20 58
  73. Oct 21 86
  74. Oct 22 80
  75. Oct 23 59
  76. Oct 25 71
  77. Oct 26 76
  78. Oct 28 52
  79. Oct 29 78
  80. Oct 30 77
  81. Oct 31 86
  82. Nov 1 97
  83. Nov 2 98
  84. Nov 3 68
  85. Nov 5 62
  86. Nov 6 53
  87. Nov 7 53
  88. Nov 8 51
  89. Nov 9 74
  90. Nov 12 96
  91. Nov 13 115
  92. Nov 14 119
  93. Nov 15 132
  94. Nov 16 154
  95. Nov 17 125
  96. Nov 19 65
  97. Nov 20 85
  98. Nov 21 54
  99. Nov 24 79
  100. Nov 25 81
  101. Nov 28 65
  102. Nov 30 60
  103. Dec 1 63
  104. Dec 2 86
  105. Dec 3 143
  106. Dec 4 112
  107. Dec 5 63
  108. Dec 8 86
  109. Dec 9 123
  110. Dec 10 162
  111. Dec 11 185
  112. Dec 12 149
  113. Dec 13 118
  114. Dec 14 150
  115. Dec 15 170
  116. Dec 16 218
  117. Dec 17 214
  118. Dec 18 201
  119. Dec 19 191
  120. Dec 20 133
  121. Dec 21 73
  122. Dec 22 51
  123. Dec 23 55
  124. Dec 24 125
  125. Dec 27 82
  126. Dec 28 88
  127. Dec 29 118
  128. Dec 30 96
  129. Dec 31 60

Values in µg/m³, limit 50 µg/m³.

Months of 2025

MonthDays above 50Highest dayNo readings
January26 above the number allowed2340
February23 above the number allowed1390
March17 above the number allowed1120
April3 above the number allowed560
May0280
June0360
July0470
August0310
September0321
October12 above the number allowed860
November21 above the number allowed1540
December27 above the number allowed2180

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 128 µg/m³, latest 108 µg/m³ (21:00)050100150ThuFriSatSunMonTueWedlatest 108 (21:00)
measuredmodel estimate, not counted
Last 7 days, every hour: PM10 in µg/m³
Values as a table
Hour toµg/m³Note
Wednesday, 10/7
22:0024model estimate, not counted
21:00107.6
20:00110.8
19:0057.2
18:0023.6
17:008.7
16:0019.7
15:0018.8
14:0027.1
13:0033.1
12:0043.3
11:0064.7
10:0066.4
09:0054.8
08:0052.3
07:0031.3
06:0023.2
05:0028
04:0028.6
03:0041.5
02:0048.3
01:0051.8
Tuesday, 10/6
00:0072.4
23:0080.7
22:00118.7
21:00127.9
20:00128
19:0074.9
18:0020.7
17:0015.5
16:0013
15:0015.7
14:0020
13:0023.8
12:0029.6
11:0054.8
10:0052.5
09:0047.6
08:0026.7
07:0019
06:0015.5
05:0018.5
04:0020.1
03:0028.7
02:0033.5
01:0048.1
Monday, 10/5
00:0064.1
23:0069.8
22:0065.8
21:0097.7
20:0077.6
19:0023.2
18:0012.6
17:0015.2
16:008.9
15:0015.1
14:0020.7
13:0028.1
12:0041.1
11:0032.5
10:0046.6
09:0042.6
08:0022.9
07:0023.4
06:0019.6
05:0019.1
04:0022.3
03:0031.3
02:0045.1
01:0044.5
Sunday, 10/4
00:0048.7
23:0065.8
22:0061.1
21:0078.7
20:00100.6
19:0042.5
18:0016.4
17:0010.5
16:009.9
15:008.8
14:0016.4
13:0021.2
12:0022.8
11:0028.7
10:0032.3
09:0030.8
08:0023.7
07:0022.1
06:0015
05:0017.7
04:0022
03:0030.5
02:0030.6
01:0038.2
Saturday, 10/3
00:0048.9
23:0052.1
22:0057.9
21:00104.8
20:0049.7
19:0018.7
18:0013.2
17:0011.5
16:0011.6
15:0011.9
14:0018.5
13:0027.3
12:0022.4
11:0027.7
10:0026.4
09:0030.3
08:0019.6
07:0024.7
06:0014.5
05:0017.3
04:0021.7
03:0027.3
02:0031.1
01:0037.8
Friday, 10/2
00:0043.9
23:0051
22:0064.2
21:0079.1
20:0034.8
19:0018.5
18:0017.6
17:0013.1
16:0011.7
15:0012.5
14:0013
13:0023.9
12:0025.2
11:0033.8
10:0028.6
09:0041.4
08:0020.5
07:0015.3
06:0013.5
05:0012.3
04:0015.3
03:0020.2
02:0029.4
01:0038.7
Thursday, 10/1
00:0040.1
23:0045.7
22:0059.1
21:0083.6
20:0037.7
19:0016.2
18:0018.3
17:0012.9
16:0011.5
15:0013.1
14:0013
13:0028.2
12:0032.4
11:0030.9
10:0027.1
09:0028.2
08:0018
07:0013.4
06:0013.3
05:0013.8
04:0017.2
03:0022.1
02:0025.9
01:0032.6
Wednesday, 9/30
00:0033.1
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³ · 2 days above the limithighest 60 µg/m³, latest 46 µg/m³02550759/99/169/239/30highest 60latest 46
day above the limitEU daily limit, 50 µg/m³
Last 30 days, daily average: PM10 in µg/m³ · 2 days above the limit
Values as a table
Dayµg/m³Note
Tue, 10/646.1provisional
Mon, 10/537.1provisional
Sun, 10/433.1provisional
Sat, 10/330.3provisional
Fri, 10/228.2provisional
Thu, 10/127.3provisional
Wed, 9/3027.7provisional
Tue, 9/2925.7provisional
Mon, 9/2825.5provisional
Sun, 9/2722.6provisional
Sat, 9/2630.1provisional
Fri, 9/2518.5provisional
Thu, 9/2425.4provisional
Wed, 9/2316.9provisional
Tue, 9/2212provisional
Mon, 9/2124.9provisional
Sun, 9/2022.4provisional
Sat, 9/1919.2provisional
Fri, 9/1824provisional
Thu, 9/1724.3provisional
Wed, 9/1620.2provisional
Tue, 9/1518.1provisional
Mon, 9/1418.5provisional
Sun, 9/1321.1provisional
Sat, 9/1217.2provisional
Fri, 9/1142.9provisional
Thu, 9/1058.4above the limit · provisional
Wed, 9/960.2above the limit · provisional
Tue, 9/839.1provisional
Mon, 9/727.3provisional
Last 12 months, monthly average: PM10 in µg/m³highest 111 µg/m³, latest 34 µg/m³050100150DecFebAprJunAugOcthighest 111latest 34
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 far33.727.7measured in 100 % of hours · provisional · year before: same days
September 20262819.2measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
August 202632.821.3measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
July 202618.122.2measured in 99 % of hours · provisional
June 202620.623.7measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
May 202623.219.3measured in 100 % of hours · provisional
April 202634.632.5measured in 83 % of hours · provisional · 5 days without data from the station
March 2026too few readings54.931 days without data from the station
February 2026too few readings85.628 days without data from the station
January 2026too few readings114.231 days without data from the station
December 2025110.988.5measured in 100 % of hours · verified
November 202569.889.1measured in 99 % of hours · verified

PM10 by year

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

Measure2026*20252024
Days above 50 µg/m³ (allowed 35)≥ 6²129 above the number allowed134 above the number allowed
Annual average, µg/m³ (EU limit 40)too few52 above the number allowed49.8 above the number allowed
Highest daily average, µg/m³66August 28234January 7173January 15
Highest hourly value, µg/m³271August 28347December 16323January 1
Hours measured66 %98 %99 %
Days without any reading from the station9510

* 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 2025 there were 137 such days.
  • WHO 2021: daily 45 µg/m³, at most three to four days a year. In 2025 there were 137 such days.
  • EU from 2030: annual average 20 µg/m³. Average in 2025: 52 µg/m³.
  • WHO 2021: annual average 15 µg/m³. Average in 2025: 52 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 7, 20252344.7 ×
Dec 16, 20252184.4 ×
Dec 17, 20252144.3 ×
Jan 6, 20252134.3 ×
Jan 21, 20252084.2 ×

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: 95

1 outage, 2,280 hours in total in the last 12 months.

Timeline of outages from October 7, 2025 to today

FromToDuration
Jan 1, 2026 00:00Apr 6, 2026 01:0095 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 Agency for Environmental Protection. 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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