Air Quality Lab — Bamenda, Cameroon
Air Quality Profile·
Bamenda reports an annual PM2.5 of 90.6 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Bamenda
Cameroon
CameroonAnnual Average
HazardousWHO annual classification
90.6µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
133133 µg/m³ — Hazardous
126126 µg/m³ — Hazardous
118118 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8484 µg/m³ — Hazardous
6868 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
7272 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5252 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6969 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
116116 µg/m³ — Hazardous
139139 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
133133 µg/m³ — Hazardous
126126 µg/m³ — Hazardous
118118 µg/m³ — Hazardous
8484 µg/m³ — Hazardous
6868 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
7272 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
5252 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
5555 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
6969 µg/m³ — Very Unhealthy
116116 µg/m³ — Hazardous
139139 µg/m³ — Hazardous
Best months: Jul–SepWorst months: Jan–Feb, Dec
Very Unhealthy50–75 µg/m³Hazardous>75 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Cameroon
Bamenda: 90.6 µg/m³. Typical range in Cameroon: 27.2–46.0 µg/m³. Low anchor: Limbe, 24.9 µg/m³.
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