Pollen count · Spain
Pollen count in Madrid today
Today's pollen in Madrid and the three days after, species by species, from the CAMS Europe pollen model. The class is the clinical one: 20 grass grains per m³ is a high day, 20 birch grains a moderate one.
Today
Worst today: Mugwort, 1.8 grains/m³ (low).
Only the most sensitive people notice anything; no change of plans needed.
Forecast from the CAMS Europe run of 2026-10-16 00:00 UTC. Updating live…
Today and the next three days
| Pollen | Fri 16 | Sat 17 | Sun 18 | Mon 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alder | none | none | none | none |
| Birch | none | none | none | none |
| Grass | none | none | none | none |
| Mugwort | low1.8 | low1.2 | none | low1.2 |
| Olive | none | none | none | none |
| Ragweed | none | none | none | none |
Daily peak, grains per m³ of air. Classes: AAAAI National Allergy Bureau scale.
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Pollen seasons in Madrid
Typical months for Madrid's latitude; a warm spring moves them a week or two earlier, a cold one later.
- Alder: January – March
- Birch: March – April
- Grass: April – June
- Mugwort: July – September
- Olive: April – June
- Ragweed: August – October in season
Questions
- What is the pollen count in Madrid today?
- Low pollen today Worst today: Mugwort, 1.8 grains/m³ (low). Only the most sensitive people notice anything; no change of plans needed.
- When is hay fever season in Madrid?
- Grass pollen, the main hay fever trigger, flies in Madrid from April to June. Birch comes earlier, March to April.
- Which pollen is worst in Madrid?
- For most sufferers grass and birch, and ragweed in late summer; olive in spring around the Mediterranean. The table above names the species doing it today.
- How is the pollen class worked out?
- Each species has its own thresholds (NAB scale): trees low from 1, moderate from 15, high from 90, very high from 1500 grains/m³; grass 1, 5, 20, 200; weeds 1, 10, 50, 500.
Pollen nearby
Lisbon · Barcelona · Algiers · Marseille · Casablanca · Lyon · Geneva · Paris
How this forecast is made
Grains per cubic metre of air from the CAMS Europe pollen model (Copernicus, ~11 km, via Open-Meteo), daily peak in local time, classed per species on the AAAAI National Allergy Bureau scale. A model, not a trap count: a field of ragweed next door reads as its region. The live map shows the pollen field around Madrid hour by hour.