Air Quality Lab — ‘Afrīn, Syria
Air Quality Profile·
‘Afrīn reports an annual PM2.5 of 22.4 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
‘Afrīn
Syria
SyriaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
22.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2929 µg/m³ — Poor
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: May, Jul–AugWorst months: Jan, Nov–Dec
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Syria
‘Afrīn: 22.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Syria: 21.8–26.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Latakia, 19.1 µg/m³. High anchor: Damascus, 33.5 µg/m³.
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