Worst air pollution Târgovişte, today and tomorrow

Today (10 August): Air quality in Târgovişte is poor. AQI and NO2 are poor; O3 and PM1 are fair; PM2.5, PM10, SO2, CO, and HCHO are good. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 76.4/100).
Tomorrow (11 August 2026): Air quality in Târgovişte is very poor. AQI worsens to very poor; PM2.5 increases to fair; NO2 increases to very poor; O3 decreases to medium; all other pollutants stay as today. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 89.4/100). Airmine updates local air quality forecasts four times daily.

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Târgoviște's air quality reflects the Ialomița river valley at the Carpathian foothills edge in southern Romania, with vehicle traffic on the DN72 and surrounding petrochemical and manufacturing industry contributing local sources. Winter residential wood and coal burning generates elevated PM2.5, while the Subcarpathian ridgelines create partial topographic enclosure and cold anticyclonic conditions concentrate heating and industrial emissions under winter inversions throughout the Wallachian foothills corridor.

Today - 10 August | Pollution peaks at 23:00

AQI:

Poor

76.4/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Good

19.9/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

5.6/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Poor

76.4/100

O3 (ozone):

Fair

38.3/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

9.3/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

9.2/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Fair

24.1/100

Levels show the poorest local air quality during the day

Tomorrow - 11 August | Pollution peaks at 23:00

AQI:

Very poor

89.4/100

PM2.5 (fine particles):

Fair

23.0/100

PM10 (coarse particles):

Good

6.5/100

NO2 (nitrogen dioxide):

Very poor

89.4/100

O3 (ozone):

Medium

50.3/100

SO2 (sulfur dioxide):

Good

12.3/100

CO (carbon monoxide):

Good

0.0/100

HCHO (formaldehyde):

Good

19.2/100

PM1 (ultrafine particles):

Fair

27.9/100

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is air quality bad in Târgovişte right now?

On 10 August 2026, overall air quality in Târgovişte is poor. AQI is the main air quality indicator at 76.4/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 76.4/100).

Will air quality be worse tomorrow in Târgovişte?

On 11 August 2026, air quality conditions in Târgovişte will be worse than today, with AQI forecast at very poor at 89.4/100. Pollution peaks around 11:00 PM (NO2: 89.4/100).

When is air pollution at its worst in Târgovişte?

Reduced air quality in Târgovişte is most likely when oak and linden pollen peaks, alongside periods of vehicle traffic on the DN72 and local petrochemical and manufacturing industry; cooler, breezier weather later in the year tends to bring things back down.

Are air quality levels in Târgovişte based on measurements or forecasts?

It is forecasts derived by downscaling forecasts provided by EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) by taking into account local conditions such as traffic patterns. CAMS bases its forecast on satellite measurements of particles and chemical compounds in the atmosphere. Airmine’s services were developed with support from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) team.

Why doesn’t the forecast always reflect wildfire impacts?

Airmine’s forecast uses CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) as its background atmospheric model. While CAMS includes wildfire emissions, these are derived from satellite observations and are not available in real time. During rapidly evolving wildfire events, there may therefore be a delay before increased emissions are incorporated into the model. As a result, the forecast may temporarily underestimate PM₂.₅ and other pollutants associated with wildfire smoke.

During rapidly evolving wildfire events, CAMS may lag by approximately 1–2 days before increased wildfire emissions are fully represented, which can lead to temporary underestimation of PM₂.₅ concentrations in Airmine’s forecast.

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Data provided by Airmine — Last update: 10 August 2026 at 02:34 CEST (Data is updated four times daily.)

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