Air Quality Lab — Skopje, North Macedonia
Air Quality Profile
Skopje reports an annual PM2.5 of 20.5 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Skopje
North Macedonia
North MacedoniaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
20.5µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Apr–JunWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across North Macedonia
Skopje: 20.5 µg/m³. Typical range in North Macedonia: 15.2–20.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Kriva Palanka, 12.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Tetovo, 30.1 µg/m³.
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