Gabrovo air quality now

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October 22

The air is moderate now

Gabrovo

18°C

Cloudy

72AQI

1017hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

75%

Humidity

Gabrovo, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 8 µg/m³ (5 sensors), level “Low” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (21:00 local time): 20.6 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Gabrovo, PM2.5 averages 20.6 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 5 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 20:54–20:56 local time (17:54–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 21:00 local time. Median: 13.2 µg/m³; range across sensors: 6.4–58.4 µg/m³.

In Gabrovo the air is moderate right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 08:00 to 21:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 rose from 13.0 to 20.6 µg/m³.

Light wind (1 m/s) in the evening or at night, as the air cools, possibly traps particles near the ground (a temperature inversion).

Weather now: cloudy, 18°C, wind 1 m/s, humidity 75%. By 04:00 the wind is expected to pick up to 5 m/s, which may clear the air. Precipitation is expected around 00:00; it may wash particles out. By 08:00 the temperature will be about 11°C.

Written automatically at 21:00 local time (18:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

4 km/h

Wind, NNE

0.5 mm

Precipitation today

Gabrovo: air quality for the completed day

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI · October 21, 2026 · 00:00–24:00 UTC

8 µg/m³ Low

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 8 µg/m³ from 5 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 15 of 20 cities in Bulgaria and No. 174 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

LowModerateElevatedHighVery highExtremely high

Gabrovo: PM2.5 by month

Metric: PM2.5, µg/m³ · Color scale: EPA AQI

Mean
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
This month
7
7
9
11
12
10
9
5
4
4
6
8
3
5

Monthly means of quality-checked sensors, as in the Data Hub trend; the current month is still incomplete, “-” means no data.

Pollution accumulation index now

24%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

Now2424
21.0005.0012.0020.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — October 22

22°/15°

Index by time of day

47/100Moderate

  1. 47/100Night
  2. 35/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 27/100Evening

Friday — October 23

16°/7°

Index by time of day

41/100Moderate

  1. 41/100Night
  2. 31/100Morning
  3. 5/100Day
  4. 28/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

19°/4°

Index by time of day

57/100Moderate

  1. 57/100Night
  2. 44/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 23/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

18°/10°

Index by time of day

51/100Moderate

  1. 51/100Night
  2. 39/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 26/100Evening

Monday — October 26

15°/7°

Index by time of day

57/100Moderate

  1. 57/100Night
  2. 40/100Morning
  3. 6/100Day
  4. 21/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

14°/7°

Index by time of day

51/100Moderate

  1. 51/100Night
  2. 39/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 27/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

18°

Cloudy. Feels like 18°C

  1. MorningRain17°C62%
  2. DayPartly cloudy22°C53%
  3. EveningRain16°C91%

Wind

4km/hWind from the NNE

11km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 1

Light wind is expected over the next few hours.

10-day weather forecast for Gabrovo

Bulgaria

  1. TodayOct 22Rain22°C15°C
  2. FriOct 23Rain16°C7°C
  3. SatOct 24Cloudy19°C4°C
  4. SunOct 25Cloudy18°C10°C
  5. MonOct 26Cloudy15°C7°C
  6. TueOct 27Partly cloudy14°C7°C
  7. WedOct 28Partly cloudy14°C3°C
  8. ThuOct 29Cloudy14°C2°C
  9. FriOct 30Rain10°C7°C
  10. SatOct 31Rain11°C6°C

Where in Gabrovo is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 58.4 µg/m³ (SC #9438). Lowest: 6.4 µg/m³ (SC #20038). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. SC #9438 →58 µg/m³
  2. SC #8060 →17 µg/m³
  3. SC #5953 →13 µg/m³
  4. SC #90522 →8 µg/m³
  5. SC #20038 →6 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Sensor.Community — 5 sensors.

Atmy shows the networks’ readings after the Data Hub’s quality check: test devices and sensors that fail it are left out.

Bulgaria: sensors in total

475

  1. SofiaBulgaria

    252
  2. PlovdivBulgaria

    42
  3. VarnaBulgaria

    25

Cities with the most sensors

All sensors on the map, by city as the map assigns them; the city’s values count only the sensors that pass the Data Hub’s quality check.

Air quality calendar: Gabrovo

Daily mean PM2.5 of the city sensors, µg/m³

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Air quality in Gabrovo now — Atmy

Questions

What was the air quality in Gabrovo over the last completed day?

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 8 µg/m³ from 5 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 15 of 20 cities in Bulgaria and No. 174 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Gabrovo right now?

Right now in Gabrovo, PM2.5 averages 20.6 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 5 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 20:54–20:56 local time (17:54–17:56 UTC), summary prepared at 21:00 local time. Median: 13.2 µg/m³; range across sensors: 6.4–58.4 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Gabrovo now?

The current level is “moderate” (US EPA scale, approximate). Unusually sensitive people should consider reducing prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. This is the standard guidance of the scale, not medical advice.

Where in Gabrovo is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 58.4 µg/m³ (SC #9438). Lowest: 6.4 µg/m³ (SC #20038). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

Where do these data come from?

From Atmy sensors and connected public networks (citizen, experimental and government monitors), aggregated by Atmy. Values are approximate; see the methodology.

How often is this page updated?

The summary is rebuilt every 15 minutes from the latest reading of each sensor, each no older than one hour.

Is the air in Gabrovo polluted?

Over the last 365 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Gabrovo was 7.1 µg/m³ — 1.4 times the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 4.0 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Gabrovo cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was September 2026: 3.3 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Gabrovo most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was January 2026: 12.2 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Gabrovo worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 10.2 µg/m³, from June to August 5.8 µg/m³ (last 365 days).

Data

Where do these data come from?

The daily value is the Data Hub’s: the mean of the city’s sensors that passed the nightly quality check, each with at least 12 valid hours, and only with sensors at four places 500 m apart; days are UTC.

“Now” uses the same sensors and rule: the mean of their latest readings, each at most 60 minutes old, shown only with sensors at four places 500 m apart reporting.

Source: public Atmy monitoring data. Methodology and data sources · Data terms