Air & health
Episkopí pollen calendar
When each pollen type peaks for allergy sufferers — month by month. Indicative Central European calendar based on a multi-year average.
Now · Episkopí
Low pollen load
Leading allergen:Alder · 0.0 szem/m³
Episkopí pollen situation
The pollen calendar for Episkopí shows when each allergen is strongest. In October, the allergens most likely to cause symptoms around Episkopí are Ragweed.
Weather can shift the season by a week or two from year to year, so the calendar is best read together with the live pollen page for Episkopí.
Pollen calendar – October highlighted
Allergen
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Ragweed
Alder
Birch
Olive
Grasses
Mugwort
none
Low
Moderate
Peak
Allergen seasons
- Ragweed July–October (peak: August–Sept.) now: Low
- Alder January–April (peak: February–March)
- Birch March–May (peak: April)
- Olive April–June (rare, southern areas)
- Grasses May–August (peak: May–July)
- Mugwort July–September (peak: August)
What is worth knowing?
- A ragweedis often the strongest late-summer allergen in Central Europe – it peaks in August and September.
- Spring symptoms are most often caused bybirchandalderpollen.
- A grassesare the main cause of early-summer hay fever (May to July).
- The calendar is a multi-year average – a given year's weather can shift the peaks by one or two weeks.
- For the current, live pollen situation see the city'sallergen page.
Related pages
The pollen calendar is indicative and shows a multi-year average of the flowering periods of the main Hungarian aeroallergens (alder, birch, olive, grasses, mugwort, ragweed). Actual daily concentrations vary with the weather – if you have symptoms, consult a doctor or allergist.