Zaječar air quality now

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October 22

The air is moderate now

Zaječar

16°C

Cloudy

54AQI

1018hPa

Atmospheric
pressure

71%

Humidity

Zaječar, October 21, 2026: daily mean PM2.5 27 µg/m³ (6 sensors), level “Moderate” — as in the Atmy Data Hub. Now (20:00 local time): 10.7 µg/m³. Open methodology and data in JSON: Methodology and data sources · JSON

Right now in Zaječar, PM2.5 averages 10.7 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 6 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:54–19:57 local time (17:54–17:57 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 10.9 µg/m³; range across sensors: 6.0–16.4 µg/m³.

In Zaječar the air is moderate right now (approximate, US EPA scale). From 07:00 to 20:00 local time the city mean PM2.5 fell from 46.2 to 10.7 µg/m³. The highest hour was 08:00 with 53.2 µg/m³.

The weather data do not point to a clear reason for this level.

Weather now: cloudy, 16°C, wind 3 m/s, humidity 71%. Precipitation is expected around 23:00; it may wash particles out. By 07:00 the temperature will be about 10°C.

Written automatically at 20:00 local time (18:00 UTC) from sensor measurements and the weather forecast. Values are approximate; hypotheses are marked.

11 km/h

Wind, N

0.1 mm

Precipitation today

Zaječar: air quality for the completed day

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

27 µg/m³ Moderate

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 27 µg/m³ from 6 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub.

No. 1 of 12 cities in Serbia and No. 14 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

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Zaječar: 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
22
32
34
50
42
39
30
12
5
4
4
6
5
15

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

20%An estimate of weather conditions · not a PM2.5 forecast

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20.0004.0011.0019.00

Pollution accumulation forecast

Today — October 22

20°/10°

Index by time of day

56/100Moderate

  1. 56/100Night
  2. 41/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 21/100Evening

Friday — October 23

17°/7°

Index by time of day

42/100Moderate

  1. 42/100Night
  2. 36/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 28/100Evening

Saturday — October 24

17°/4°

Index by time of day

57/100Moderate

  1. 57/100Night
  2. 43/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 21/100Evening

Sunday — October 25

16°/9°

Index by time of day

52/100Moderate

  1. 52/100Night
  2. 40/100Morning
  3. 10/100Day
  4. 28/100Evening

Monday — October 26

17°/6°

Index by time of day

54/100Moderate

  1. 54/100Night
  2. 37/100Morning
  3. 8/100Day
  4. 29/100Evening

Tuesday — October 27

17°/3°

Index by time of day

58/100Moderate

  1. 58/100Night
  2. 45/100Morning
  3. 9/100Day
  4. 28/100Evening

Forecast of conditions that trap pollution near the surface

Weather

16°

Cloudy. Feels like 15°C

  1. MorningFog13°C91%
  2. DayCloudy20°C68%
  3. EveningCloudy14°C76%

Wind

11km/hWind from the N

18km/hWind gusts

Wind force: 2

Gusts up to 18 km/h are expected.

10-day weather forecast for Zaječar

Serbia

  1. TodayOct 22Rain20°C10°C
  2. FriOct 23Rain17°C7°C
  3. SatOct 24Fog17°C4°C
  4. SunOct 25Cloudy16°C9°C
  5. MonOct 26Fog17°C6°C
  6. TueOct 27Fog17°C3°C
  7. WedOct 28Cloudy17°C2°C
  8. ThuOct 29Cloudy17°C6°C
  9. FriOct 30Cloudy14°C8°C
  10. SatOct 31Cloudy15°C8°C

Where in Zaječar is the air worse?

See all sensors

Highest current reading: 16.4 µg/m³ (SC #59458). Lowest: 6.0 µg/m³ (SC #97367). The list shows every sensor, highest first.

  1. SC #59458 →16 µg/m³
  2. SC #90558 →13 µg/m³
  3. SC #83694 →12 µg/m³
  4. SC #79155 →10 µg/m³
  5. SC #57225 →7 µg/m³
  6. SC #97367 →6 µg/m³

Source: atmy.ai monitoring network

Who provides the data

Sensors in the summary by network: Sensor.Community — 6 sensors.

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

Serbia: sensors in total

115

  1. BelgradeSerbia

    27
  2. KikindaSerbia

    12
  3. ČačakSerbia

    8

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: Zaječar

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

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Air quality in Zaječar now — Atmy

Questions

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

Daily mean PM2.5 on October 21, 2026 (00:00–24:00 UTC): 27 µg/m³ from 6 sensors that passed the quality check — the same value as in the Atmy Data Hub. No. 1 of 12 cities in Serbia and No. 14 of 297 worldwide, from the most polluted.

What is the air quality in Zaječar right now?

Right now in Zaječar, PM2.5 averages 10.7 µg/m³ — “moderate” on the US EPA scale (approximate, from hourly readings). Mean of 6 sensors on the Atmy network, readings from 19:54–19:57 local time (17:54–17:57 UTC), summary prepared at 20:00 local time. Median: 10.9 µg/m³; range across sensors: 6.0–16.4 µg/m³.

Is it safe to be outdoors in Zaječar 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 Zaječar is the air worse?

Highest current reading: 16.4 µg/m³ (SC #59458). Lowest: 6.0 µg/m³ (SC #97367). 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 Zaječar polluted?

Over the last 363 days with data, the mean daily PM2.5 in Zaječar was 21.2 µg/m³ — 4.2 times the WHO annual guideline (5 µg/m³). Over the last 30 days: 12.8 µg/m³. From Atmy's archive of daily city means.

When is the air in Zaječar cleanest?

In Atmy's daily archive, the cleanest month of the last year was June 2026: 3.5 µg/m³ on average.

When is the air in Zaječar most polluted?

The most polluted month of the last year was December 2025: 48.5 µg/m³ on average.

Is the air in Zaječar worse in the heating season?

From November to March the mean daily PM2.5 was 39.4 µg/m³, from June to August 4.5 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