Air Quality Lab — Akureyri, Iceland
Air Quality Profile·
Akureyri reports an annual PM2.5 of 3.9 µg/m³. That's below the WHO 2021 annual guideline of 5 µg/m³ — cleaner than most cities on the continent.
Akureyri
Iceland
IcelandAnnual Average
ExcellentWHO annual classification
3.9µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3.63.6 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.53.5 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.33.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.94.9 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.74.7 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.64.6 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.04.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.84.8 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.34.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.63.6 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.33.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
2.52.5 µg/m³ — Excellent
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3.63.6 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.53.5 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.33.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.94.9 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.74.7 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.64.6 µg/m³ — Excellent
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
4.04.0 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.84.8 µg/m³ — Excellent
4.34.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.63.6 µg/m³ — Excellent
3.33.3 µg/m³ — Excellent
2.52.5 µg/m³ — Excellent
Best months: Mar, Nov–DecWorst months: Apr–May, Aug
Excellent0–5 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Iceland
Akureyri: 3.9 µg/m³. Typical range in Iceland: 3.7–3.9 µg/m³. Low anchor: Keflavík, 3.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Reykjavík, 5.0 µg/m³.
4 cities tracked