Air Quality Lab — Asmara, Eritrea
Air Quality Profile·
Asmara reports an annual PM2.5 of 24.2 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Asmara
Eritrea
EritreaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
24.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
3131 µg/m³ — Poor
3030 µg/m³ — Poor
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
3333 µg/m³ — Poor
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Jan, Nov–DecWorst months: Mar, May, Sep
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Eritrea
Asmara: 24.2 µg/m³. Typical range in Eritrea: 22.3–28.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Barentu, 20.5 µg/m³. High anchor: Massawa, 46.5 µg/m³.
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