Air Quality Lab — Assiut, Egypt
Air Quality Profile·
Assiut reports an annual PM2.5 of 40.9 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Assiut
Egypt
EgyptAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
40.9µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5050 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4040 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5050 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4141 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Best months: Jul–Aug, OctWorst months: Jan, Apr–May
Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Egypt
Assiut: 40.9 µg/m³. Typical range in Egypt: 26.1–37.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Damietta, 20.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Cairo, 42.9 µg/m³.
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