Air Quality Lab — Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Air Quality Profile·
Bahir Dar reports an annual PM2.5 of 23.8 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Bahir Dar
Ethiopia
EthiopiaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
23.8µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2626 µg/m³ — Poor
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: Jan, Apr, DecWorst months: Feb–Mar, Sep
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Ethiopia
Bahir Dar: 23.8 µg/m³. Typical range in Ethiopia: 21.7–28.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Lasoano, 8.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Nazrēt, 43.3 µg/m³.
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