Air Quality Lab — Bluefields, Nicaragua
Air Quality Profile·
Bluefields reports an annual PM2.5 of 10.6 µg/m³. That's roughly double the WHO 2021 guideline but still far below the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Bluefields
Nicaragua
NicaraguaAnnual Average
FairWHO annual classification
10.6µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
7.97.9 µg/m³ — Good
7.87.8 µg/m³ — Good
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
8.68.6 µg/m³ — Good
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
7.47.4 µg/m³ — Good
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
7.97.9 µg/m³ — Good
7.87.8 µg/m³ — Good
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
8.68.6 µg/m³ — Good
1010 µg/m³ — Fair
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
7.47.4 µg/m³ — Good
Best months: Jan–Feb, DecWorst months: Jun–Aug
Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Nicaragua
Bluefields: 10.6 µg/m³. Typical range in Nicaragua: 13.8–16.5 µg/m³. Low anchor: Puerto Cabezas, 8.9 µg/m³. High anchor: Managua, 21.3 µg/m³.
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