Air Quality Lab — Al Burayqah, Libya
Air Quality Profile·
Al Burayqah reports an annual PM2.5 of 22.1 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Al Burayqah
Libya
LibyaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
22.1µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan–Feb, MayWorst months: Apr, Jul, Nov
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Libya
Al Burayqah: 22.1 µg/m³. Typical range in Libya: 13.9–20.4 µg/m³. Low anchor: Benghazi, 11.3 µg/m³. High anchor: Az Zāwīyah, 26.9 µg/m³.
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