Air Quality Lab — Borama, Somalia
Air Quality Profile·
Borama reports an annual PM2.5 of 19.7 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Borama
Somalia
SomaliaAnnual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
19.7µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
2323 µg/m³ — Moderate
2525 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
2222 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1919 µg/m³ — Moderate
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Aug–Sep, DecWorst months: Feb–Mar, Jun
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Somalia
Borama: 19.7 µg/m³. Typical range in Somalia: 9.5–16.2 µg/m³. Low anchor: Wanlaweyn, 7.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Bosaso, 25.7 µg/m³.
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