Air & health
Pápua Új-Guinea pollen calendar
When each pollen type peaks for allergy sufferers — month by month. Indicative Central European calendar based on a multi-year average.
Pápua Új-Guinea pollen situation
The pollen calendar for Pápua Új-Guinea shows when each allergen is strongest. In October, the allergens most likely to cause symptoms around Pápua Új-Guinea 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 Pápua Új-Guinea.
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.