Across Malta and Gozo
Live1 hour oldMeasured at Retrieved atAir quality across Malta and Gozo is Poor
Driven by Nitrogen dioxide5 of 5 stations reportingHighest reading at Msida
Air quality is poor. Consider easing back on strenuous outdoor activity, particularly if you are sensitive to air pollution.
European Air Quality Index
Malta-wide status follows the worst reporting station.
We do not average across stations. A single poor location is not cancelled out by good ones, so the summary reports the worst station that is currently reporting.
Msida: Poor
PoorLeading pollutant Nitrogen dioxide Nitrogen dioxide is PoorMeasured at MeasuredProvisionalAir-quality bands
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St Paul's Bay
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St Paul's Bay: Moderate3.9Driven by Nitrogen dioxideLive1 hour oldProvisional
What this means for you
For most people
Consider reducing strenuous outdoor exertion, especially over long periods.
If you are more sensitive
Reduce intense outdoor activity. Keep any reliever medication you normally use with you.
- Children
- Older adults
- People who are pregnant
- People with asthma
- People with lung conditions
- People with heart conditions
- People who work outdoors
- People exercising hard outdoors
Advice here is general and precautionary. Air quality is one factor among many, and staying active remains beneficial.
If you have severe or sudden symptoms, seek medical help rather than relying on this page.
maqua.app provides general environmental information and does not replace medical advice or official emergency guidance.
What's affecting the air?(1)
Conditions across the Maltese Islands that may be influencing air quality. Context explains a reading; it never adjusts one, and it does not establish the cause of any individual measurement.
Light winds and limited dispersion
Wind speeds are forecast to fall to about 1.8 km/h for around 16 hours. Light winds may allow locally emitted pollutants — traffic nitrogen dioxide and fine particles in particular — to accumulate near the ground instead of dispersing.
May worsen air quality
ForecastModerate confidenceMaltese IslandsMost relevant to: NO₂, PM2.5, PM10
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Source:Open-Meteo weather forecast (ECMWF and DWD models) (Opens in a new window)Retrieved at
Estimated air-quality outlook
EstimatedForecast values are model output, not measurements. Modelled estimates from the Copernicus atmosphere service, carried in the same feed.
- Prepared at
- Based on measurements up to
- Published outlook
- Thu 29 Oct 2026, 08:00 to Sat 31 Oct 2026, 11:00 (52 hours)
Moderate confidence
- Looks 26 hours ahead, where the official model becomes less certain.
Highest band expected Fri 30 Oct 2026, 07:00 Highest expected band: Moderate3.3
- Highest band estimated for this day: Moderate
Estimated · Moderate confidence · 16 forecast hours
Driven by NO₂
- Highest band estimated for this day: Moderate
Estimated · Lower confidence · 24 forecast hours
Driven by NO₂
- Highest band estimated for this day: Fair
Estimated · Lower confidence · 12 forecast hours
Driven by NO₂
Why the outlook looks like this
Light winds may limit dispersion
Winds are forecast to average about 6 km/h. Light winds may allow locally emitted pollutants to linger rather than disperse, particularly overnight and near busy roads.
May push levels upModerate confidence –
Source:Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), disseminated by the European Environment Agency (EEA) (Opens in a new window)PM2.5 forecast to ease
The official forecast has PM2.5 averaging about 6 µg/m³ over the coming day, against about 9 µg/m³ in recent measurements.
May bring levels downModerate confidence –
Source:Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), disseminated by the European Environment Agency (EEA) (Opens in a new window)
What this outlook cannot tell you
- These are modelled values for Msida, not measurements, and may differ from what is later recorded there.
- The model describes regional conditions. It cannot anticipate a local event such as roadworks, a fire or a fireworks display.
- Confidence falls the further ahead the outlook reaches.
- No forecast is published for PM2.5, PM10, NO₂ and SO₂ at this station, although the station measures it.
Modelled hourly concentrations from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, published alongside the measurements in the EEA European Air Quality Index dissemination layer and classified with the same European AQI bands maqua.app applies to observations. maqua.app does not model air quality and does not adjust these values.
- Source:Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), disseminated by the European Environment Agency (EEA) (Opens in a new window)(Copernicus and EEA open data)
maqua.app provides general environmental information and does not replace medical advice or official emergency guidance.