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Veles, month by month

Veles has a measured daily mean on 650 days since 11 January 2023. Its worst month was December 2023, at 146 US AQI (53.9 µg/m³), 24th of 2,247 cities on that month's world ranking. Its cleanest was May 2024, at 43 US AQI (7.7 µg/m³).

Every month since 2023

2026too few days for a mean (a year needs 199)187 days measured
Jan133#47Feb83#334Mar74#553Apr57#702May52#819Jun6 daysJulnoneAug14 daysSep48#867Oct54#525
2025too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)86 days measured
JannoneFebnoneMarnoneAprnoneMaynoneJunnoneJulnoneAugnoneSep8 daysOct70#293Nov83#283Dec141#191
2024too few days for a mean (a year needs 257)206 days measured
Jan135#35Feb99#79Mar15 daysApr55#813May43#1,433Jun54#494Jul59#283Aug15 daysSepnoneOctnoneNovnoneDecnone
2023too few days for a mean (a year needs 256)171 days measured
Jan7 daysFebnoneMarnoneAprnoneMaynoneJun4 daysJul54#563Aug52#652Sep18 daysOct58#150Nov74#66Dec146#24
Each square is a month's mean PM2.5 in US AQI from Veles's measured days, with its place on that month's world ranking under it. A month has a mean once 70% of its days are measured, the rule the monthly rankings use; under that, the square gives the days measured. Each square opens that month's ranking with Veles marked; each year, the year's. A dashed square is the running month, so far.
Good0–50
Moderate51–100
Sensitive groups101–150
Unhealthy151–200
Very unhealthy201–300
Hazardous301+

The US EPA's Air Quality Index for PM2.5 (2024 breakpoints). Show values as: µg/m³ · US AQI · India AQI · China AQI · European AQI · UK DAQI · Canada AQHI+. About the scales

Months without a mean, and why

25 months
MonthWhy
Aug 202614 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 17 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 2026No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 20266 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 24 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 20258 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 22 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jul 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 2025No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 2025No day measured. The others: 28 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 2025No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Dec 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Nov 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Oct 2024No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 2024No day measured. The others: 30 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Aug 202415 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 202415 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 16 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Sep 202318 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 12 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jun 20234 of 30 days measured; a month needs 21. The others: 26 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
May 2023No day measured. The others: 31 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Apr 2023No day measured. The others: 3 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 27 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Mar 2023No day measured. The others: 20 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 11 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Feb 2023No day measured. The others: 25 missing from OpenAQ's archive, 3 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.
Jan 20237 of 31 days measured; a month needs 22. The others: 14 with under 18 hours of readings or readings that failed our checks.

A day counts once 18 hours of it are measured; a month needs 70% of its days.

Veles's worst months

MonthUS AQIDays measuredWorld rankEpisode
December 2023 14653.9 µg/m³31 of 3124thof 2,247South-eastern Europe, 28 December 2023 to 1 January 2024
Eastern Europe, December 2023
December 2025 14151.6 µg/m³30 of 31191stof 3,006Eastern Europe, 16 to 21 December 2025
January 2024 13549.2 µg/m³31 of 3135thof 2,385South-eastern Europe, 28 December 2023 to 1 January 2024
January 2026 13348.6 µg/m³25 of 3147thof 2,617Europe, January and February 2026
February 2024 9935.1 µg/m³29 of 2979thof 2,486South-eastern Europe, February 2024
February 2026 8326.3 µg/m³23 of 28334thof 2,866Europe, January and February 2026

Monthly means over the days measured; finished months only. World rank: its place on that month's world ranking of every city with enough days. Each month opens that ranking.

Veles's worst days

DayUS AQIEpisode
30 Dec 2023 209134.0 µg/m³South-eastern Europe, 28 December 2023 to 1 January 2024
6 Jan 2024 207132.0 µg/m³–
31 Dec 2023 201126.0 µg/m³South-eastern Europe, 28 December 2023 to 1 January 2024
17 Dec 2025 191112.0 µg/m³Eastern Europe, 16 to 21 December 2025
19 Dec 2025 191112.0 µg/m³Eastern Europe, 16 to 21 December 2025
18 Dec 2025 190111.0 µg/m³Eastern Europe, 16 to 21 December 2025
5 Jan 2024 189110.0 µg/m³–
15 Jan 2026 189109.0 µg/m³Europe, January and February 2026
19 Dec 2023 17995.8 µg/m³Eastern Europe, December 2023
20 Dec 2025 17894.4 µg/m³Eastern Europe, 16 to 21 December 2025

Daily means, the highest since 11 Jan 2023; the WHO's daily guideline is 15 µg/m³. Each date opens that day's world ranking, and each episode the bad-air spell it was part of.

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SmogRank, PM2.5 monthly and daily means, Veles, North Macedonia, 11 Jan 2023 – 11 Oct 2026. Monitor data from EEA, via OpenAQ and from the publisher directly; sources listed at smogrank.com/sources. smogrank.com/mk/veles/history (accessed 12 Oct 2026).

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Veles now: the last 24 hours, its ranks today and the last 12 months day by day.

Updated 2026-10-12 19:07 UTC. Values are PM2.5 (fine particles), the median of each city's monitors, as the US AQI PM2.5 sub-index. Some low-cost readings: Sensor.Community, ODbL (data and licence). Some readings: Uzhydromet (Uzbekistan's Hydrometeorological Service); Department of Environment, Nepal; Vietnam's government monitors; Aurassure; Umhverfisstofnun (Environment Agency of Iceland); RMCAB (Secretaría Distrital de Ambiente, Bogotá); Love My Air (City and County of Denver), no reuse terms published (why we use them).