Air Quality Lab — Athens, Greece
Air Quality Profile
Athens reports an annual PM2.5 of 15.3 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Athens
Greece
GreeceAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
15.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jun, Sep–OctWorst months: Mar, Aug, Dec
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Greece
Athens: 15.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Greece: 12.5–14.6 µg/m³. Low anchor: Préveza, 9.6 µg/m³. High anchor: Flórina, 17.7 µg/m³.
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