Air Quality Lab — Balqash, Kazakhstan
Air Quality Profile·
Balqash reports an annual PM2.5 of 18.2 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Balqash
Kazakhstan
KazakhstanAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
18.2µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
3434 µg/m³ — Poor
Best months: Mar, Aug–SepWorst months: Jan, Nov–Dec
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³Poor25–35 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares
Compared across Kazakhstan
Balqash: 18.2 µg/m³. Typical range in Kazakhstan: 10.7–20.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Kandyagash, 8.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Almaty, 31.9 µg/m³.
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