Air Quality Lab — Aden, Yemen
Air Quality Profile·
Aden reports an annual PM2.5 of 21.4 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Aden
Yemen
YemenAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
21.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Oct–DecWorst months: Mar, Jun–Jul
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Yemen
Aden: 21.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Yemen: 26.3–35.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Al Ḩudaydah, 39.0 µg/m³.
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