Warning: poor air
The air is poor or worse here right now:
As of 18:00
No data is arriving from 15 monitoring stations in BiH
How is the air today?
Readings from the official stations in Bosnia and Herzegovina, explained simply.
Banjaluka
Republika Srpska
This year 76 days above the legal daily limit for PM10 of 50 µg/m³ (35 allowed).
There is no reading for Banjaluka right now
- No data is arriving from the Banja Luka-Automatska Stanica station. Not a single reading has arrived from this station since January 1, 2023.
Banja Luka-Automatska Stanica station page - No data has arrived from the Banja Luka - Lazarevo station since October 6, 2026 at 15:00. No reading for 29 hours.
Banja Luka - Lazarevo station page
The cause may lie with the station itself or with the data transmission.
Nearest station: Jajce, about 47 km away.Fair
That reading is from another place. Your air may be better or worse.
This year, up to yesterday (October 6)
76 days with a daily average of particulate matter PM10 above the legal limit of 50 µg/m³.
35 days are allowed in the whole year.
The number allowed for the whole year has been exceeded.41 days more than allowed
Details
Stations: Banjaluka
The level comes from the station with the worst air in this municipality.
Measured by: Republic Hydrometeorological Institute of Republic of Srpska
The station is not reporting right now.
Measured by: Republic Hydrometeorological Institute of Republic of Srpska
Latest value: 10/7, 20:00
Readings Pollutant Value Level PM10Model estimate, not a measurement 62 µg/m³ no level NO₂Model estimate, not a measurement 24 µg/m³ no level O₃Model estimate, not a measurement 46 µg/m³ no level
The station measures the air where it stands. Elsewhere in the municipality it may differ.
Last 7 days
Thu, 10/1
Poor
Fri, 10/2
Poor
Sat, 10/3
Poor
Sun, 10/4
Poor
Mon, 10/5
Poor
Tue, 10/6
Moderate
Wed, 10/7
no measurement
Each day shows its worst measured hour, as the EEA does. “no measurement” means nothing was measured, not that the air was clean.
Who is responsible
In Republika Srpska air quality is governed by the Air Protection Act (Official Gazette RS 124/11 and 46/17) and the Regulation on Air Quality Values (Official Gazette RS 124/12). The republic’s monitoring network is run by the Republic Hydrometeorological Institute (RHMZ RS), which publishes an air quality report every year.
We take the limit values from the RHMZ RS report for 2025, which cites the regulation. Unlike in the Federation of BiH, the hourly limit for nitrogen dioxide is 150 µg/m³, at most 18 times a year. As in the Federation, nitrogen dioxide also has a daily limit of 85 µg/m³ with no exceedance allowed. The regulation calls 500 µg/m³ of sulphur dioxide and 400 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide over three hours in a row a concentration dangerous to health.
We have not yet checked in the text of the law who in Republika Srpska must adopt a plan when a limit is exceeded, so we do not state it here.
We show measured values only. Whether an episode has been declared is decided by the competent authorities, who publish it on their own pages.
The limit values in BiH match the EU rules of 2008. Since 2021 the World Health Organization has recommended much lower values, for PM10 45 µg/m³ a day and 15 µg/m³ a year. From 2030 the EU lowers the annual PM10 limit to 20 µg/m³ (Directive (EU) 2024/2881).
We checked the rules against the published texts on 7 October 2026.
This year in BiH, up to yesterday (October 6)
19 of 36
monitoring stations in BiH already had more days or hours above the limit than are allowed for the whole year.
Not counted: 3 stations with too few readings to judge.
Particulate matter PM10 · 35 days above 50 µg/m³ allowed
Sulphur dioxide SO₂ · 3 days above 125 µg/m³ allowed
We count days with a daily average above the limit, from measured hours only. Where a place has several stations, the one with the most days is shown.
Worst air today
The five places in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the worst measured air since midnight.
- 1Kakanjnow: ModerateExtremely poorat 16:00
- 2HadžićiPoorat 18:00
- 3Novi Grad, Sarajevo CantonPoorat 18:00
- 4Stari GradPoorat 18:00
- 5TuzlaPoorat 18:00
Places without data are not in the list: Banjaluka, Bihać, Brod, Doboj, Gacko, Livno, Prijedor, Tešanj …. All stations without data
Map
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Boundaries: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0All monitoring stations
Legend
- Station, the colour shows the air
- Poor air or worse: thick ring and label
- No data from the station for 24 hours or longer
- Station without a current reading
- Station out of service according to the EEA
- Boundary of the entities and Brčko District
- Canton boundary
- Municipality boundary
- Chosen municipality
- Colour is only on the dots. A station measures the air where it stands, not across the whole municipality.
What the colours mean
- GoodThe air is clean. Carry on outdoors as usual.
- FairA little pollution. Carry on outdoors as usual.
- ModerateModerately polluted air. Sensitive people should take it easier outdoors if they feel symptoms.
- PoorPolluted air. Even healthy people may get sore eyes, a cough or a sore throat.
- Very poorHeavily polluted air. Sensitive people should take it easier, everyone else too if they feel symptoms.
- Extremely poorExtremely polluted air. Everyone should take it easier outdoors, sensitive people should avoid exertion.
Levels follow the European Air Quality Index of the EEA.