Air Quality Lab — Babamba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Air Quality Profile·
Babamba reports an annual PM2.5 of 24.4 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Babamba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the CongoAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
24.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3535 µg/m³ — Poor
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2828 µg/m³ — Poor
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Apr, Oct–NovWorst months: Jan–Feb, Jul
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Democratic Republic of the Congo
Babamba: 24.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Democratic Republic of the Congo: 26.8–34.9 µg/m³. Low anchor: Kalemie, 22.2 µg/m³. High anchor: Kinshasa, 41.9 µg/m³.
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