Air Quality Lab — Arusha, Tanzania
Air Quality Profile·
Arusha reports an annual PM2.5 of 20.7 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Arusha
Tanzania
TanzaniaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
20.7µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan–Feb, NovWorst months: Jul–Aug, Dec
Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Tanzania
Arusha: 20.7 µg/m³. Typical range in Tanzania: 12.9–17.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Lindi, 7.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Kigoma, 27.1 µg/m³.
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