Air Quality Lab — Almaty, Kazakhstan
Air Quality Profile
Almaty reports an annual PM2.5 of 31.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Almaty
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanAnnual Average
PoorWHO annual classification
31.9µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
7979 µg/m³ — Hazardous
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
6868 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
7979 µg/m³ — Hazardous
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
6868 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Kazakhstan
Almaty: 31.9 µg/m³. Typical range in Kazakhstan: 10.7–20.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Kandyagash, 8.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Saryaghash, 40.2 µg/m³.
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