Across Malta and Gozo
Delayed2 hours oldMeasured at Retrieved atDriven by Ozone5 of 5 stations reportingHighest reading at Għarb
Air quality is moderate. Anyone sensitive to air pollution may prefer shorter or gentler outdoor exertion.
5 station readings are older than expected
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.
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Pollutant: All pollutants
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Air-quality data provided by Malta's Environment and Resources Authority (ERA), disseminated via the European Environment Agency (EEA). maqua.app is an independent project and is not operated by, affiliated with, or endorsed by ERA or the EEA.
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Most people can carry on as normal.
Consider shortening or easing intense outdoor exertion if you notice symptoms such as coughing or breathlessness.
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.
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.
The CAMS model forecasts mineral dust concentrations peaking near 50 µg/m³ over the Maltese Islands, with an aerosol optical depth of about 0.32. Dust transported from North Africa may contribute to elevated PM10 and, to a lesser extent, PM2.5. Dust is a natural source, but the particles it adds affect health in much the same way as other coarse particulate matter.
May worsen air quality
Most relevant to: PM10, PM2.5
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Warm, sunny and lightly ventilated conditions are forecast around the middle of the day, with temperatures near 34.4 °C. Ozone is formed in sunlight from other pollutants rather than emitted directly, so this combination is likely to raise afternoon ozone levels.
May worsen air quality
Most relevant to: O₃
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Wind speeds are forecast to fall to about 0.4 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
Most relevant to: NO₂, PM2.5, PM10
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The forecast mixing layer drops to about 25 m with warmer air above it. That pattern is the signature of a temperature inversion, which may trap pollutants close to the ground overnight and into the early morning. This is a model-based indication rather than a measured inversion.
May worsen air quality
Most relevant to: NO₂, PM2.5, PM10
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Forecast values are model output, not measurements. Modelled estimates from the Copernicus atmosphere service, carried in the same feed.
Moderate confidence
Highest band expected Sat 1 Aug, 12:00 Highest expected band: Moderate3.8
Estimated · Higher confidence · 8 forecast hours
Driven by O₃
Estimated · Moderate confidence · 24 forecast hours
Driven by O₃
Estimated · Lower confidence · 13 forecast hours
Driven by O₃
Saharan dust alongside a rising particulate forecast
Mineral dust is forecast over the Maltese Islands, peaking near 50 µg/m³, at the same time as the official forecast shows coarse particulate levels rising. Dust transported from North Africa may contribute to the increase.
May push levels upModerate confidence –
Source:Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), via Open-Meteo (Opens in a new window)Limited dispersion alongside a rising local forecast
Winds are forecast to fall to around 3 km/h, with the mixing layer shallowest at about 60 m, while the official forecast shows locally emitted pollutants rising. Still air may allow traffic and combustion emissions to accumulate near the ground.
May push levels upModerate confidence –
Source:Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), disseminated by the European Environment Agency (EEA) (Opens in a new window)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.
maqua.app provides general environmental information and does not replace medical advice or official emergency guidance.