Air Quality Lab — Bafoussam, Cameroon
Air Quality Profile·
Bafoussam reports an annual PM2.5 of 72.3 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Bafoussam
Cameroon
CameroonAnnual Average
Very UnhealthyWHO annual classification
72.3µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
104104 µg/m³ — Hazardous
9595 µg/m³ — Hazardous
100100 µg/m³ — Hazardous
6969 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5454 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5656 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
6464 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
7777 µg/m³ — Hazardous
115115 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
104104 µg/m³ — Hazardous
9595 µg/m³ — Hazardous
100100 µg/m³ — Hazardous
6969 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5454 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5656 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
4646 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
6464 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
7777 µg/m³ — Hazardous
115115 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Best months: Jul–SepWorst months: Jan, Mar, Dec
Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Cameroon
Bafoussam: 72.3 µg/m³. Typical range in Cameroon: 27.2–46.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Limbe, 24.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Bamenda, 90.6 µg/m³.
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