Air Quality Lab — Baghlān, Afghanistan
Air Quality Profile·
Baghlān reports an annual PM2.5 of 36.2 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Baghlān
Afghanistan
AfghanistanAnnual Average
UnhealthyWHO annual classification
36.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5454 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
3636 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4444 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4343 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
5353 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5454 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Best months: Feb–Mar, MayWorst months: Sep, Nov–Dec
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Afghanistan
Baghlān: 36.2 µg/m³. Typical range in Afghanistan: 26.5–38.1 µg/m³. Low anchor: Fayzabad, 19.8 µg/m³. High anchor: Mazār-e Sharīf, 68.2 µg/m³.
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