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Unavailable17 hours oldMeasured at Retrieved at

Air quality across Malta and Gozo is Moderate

Driven by Nitrogen dioxide5 of 5 stations reportingHighest reading at Msida

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.

Pollutant

PM2.5, fine particulate matter and PM10, coarse particulate matter · No value for this hour

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Air-quality bands

Pollutant: All pollutants

  • Good
  • Fair
  • Moderate
  • Poor
  • Very poor
  • Extremely poor
  • No data

Each band also has its own texture, so the bands can be told apart without colour.

Each air-quality band is shown with a colour, a texture, an icon and a written label, so colour is never the only cue.

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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All stations

  • Attard

    AttardMaltaBackground

    Attard: Fair2.4Driven by Ozone
    Unavailable17 hours oldMeasured at

    Provisional

  • Għarb

    GħarbGozoBackground

    Għarb: Fair2.7Driven by Ozone
    Unavailable17 hours oldMeasured at

    Provisional

  • Msida

    MsidaMaltaTraffic

    Msida: Moderate3.4Driven by Nitrogen dioxide
    Unavailable17 hours oldMeasured at

    Provisional

  • St Paul's Bay

    San Pawl il-BaħarMaltaTraffic

    St Paul's Bay: Moderate3.0Driven by Nitrogen dioxide
    Unavailable17 hours oldMeasured at

    Provisional

  • Żejtun

    ŻejtunMaltaBackground

    Żejtun: Fair2.2Driven by Ozone
    Unavailable17 hours oldMeasured at

    Provisional

What this means for you

For most people

Most people can carry on as normal.

If you are more sensitive

Consider shortening or easing intense outdoor exertion if you notice symptoms such as coughing or breathlessness.

  • 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?(2)

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.

  • Saharan dust forecast

    The CAMS model forecasts mineral dust concentrations peaking near 34 µg/m³ over the Maltese Islands, with an aerosol optical depth of about 0.4. 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

    ForecastModerate confidenceMaltese Islands

    Most relevant to: PM10, PM2.5

    –

    Source:Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), via Open-Meteo (Opens in a new window)

    Retrieved at

  • Light winds and limited dispersion

    Wind speeds are forecast to fall to about 0.8 km/h for around 10 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 Islands

    Most relevant to: NO₂, PM2.5, PM10

    –

    Source:Open-Meteo weather forecast (ECMWF and DWD models) (Opens in a new window)

    Retrieved at

Source:Open-Meteo weather forecast (ECMWF and DWD models) (Opens in a new window)Source:Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), via Open-Meteo (Opens in a new window)

Retrieved at

Estimated air-quality outlook

Estimated

Forecast 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
Sun 13 Sep, 01:00 to Tue 15 Sep, 12:00 (60 hours)

Lower confidence

  • Looks 21 hours ahead, where the official model becomes less certain.
  • This station is currently measuring only some of the pollutants it normally reports.
  • The forecast covers fewer pollutants than this station normally measures.

Highest band expected Sun 13 Sep, 08:00 Highest expected band: Fair2.9

  • Highest band estimated for this day: Fair

    Estimated · Lower confidence · 23 forecast hours

    Driven by NO₂

  • Highest band estimated for this day: Fair

    Estimated · Lower confidence · 24 forecast hours

    Driven by NO₂

  • Highest band estimated for this day: Fair

    Estimated · Lower confidence · 13 forecast hours

    Driven by NO₂

Why the outlook looks like this

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.

How the index is calculated

maqua.app provides general environmental information and does not replace medical advice or official emergency guidance.

All times are shown in Malta time. (Europe/Malta)