Are you safe? Air quality reaches hazardous levels in several cities and towns of Hungary

Air quality has reached hazardous levels in several parts of the country due to high concentrations of particulate matter, according to a map published on Thursday by the National Public Health and Pharmaceutical Centre (NNGYK), based on measurements taken the previous day.

The air hygiene index system uses four categories: acceptable, objectionable, unhealthy, and hazardous.

According to the data released on Thursday, air quality is classified as hazardous in Debrecen and Békéscsaba. Measurements also show that the quality of air is unhealthy in Nyíregyháza, Sajószentpéter and Putnok.

The quality of air is considered objectionable in the following settlements:

• Hernádszurdok,
• Miskolc,
• Kazincbarcika,
• Eger,
• Salgótarján,
• Budapest,
• Tököl,
• Százhalombatta,
• Esztergom,
• Tatabánya,
• Székesfehérvár,
• Várpalota,
• Ajka,
• Győr,
• Mosonmagyaróvár,
• Szentgotthárd,
• Kaposvár and
• Pécs.

According to the NNGYK, all other monitoring stations recorded acceptable quality levels.

• Our short report from February 2025: Air quality ‘dangerous’ in several parts of Hungary