Air Quality Lab — Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
Air Quality Profile·
Balkanabat reports an annual PM2.5 of 26.2 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Balkanabat
Turkmenistan
TurkmenistanAnnual Average
PoorWHO annual classification
26.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
2424 µg/m³ — Moderate
3232 µg/m³ — Poor
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
3737 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
3939 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
4242 µg/m³ — Unhealthy
2727 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Jan, Jul–AugWorst months: Sep–Nov
Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³Unhealthy35–50 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Turkmenistan
Balkanabat: 26.2 µg/m³. Typical range in Turkmenistan: 23.4–30.5 µg/m³. Low anchor: Türkmenbaşy, 18.3 µg/m³. High anchor: Tejen, 38.6 µg/m³.
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