Air Quality Lab — Baku, Azerbaijan
Air Quality Profile
Baku reports an annual PM2.5 of 16.0 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Baku
Azerbaijan
AzerbaijanAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
16.0µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: May–JulWorst months: Sep–Oct, Dec
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Azerbaijan
Baku: 16.0 µg/m³. Typical range in Azerbaijan: 15.9–18.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Şuşa, 13.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Naxçıvan, 26.2 µg/m³.
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