Air Quality Lab — Budapest, Hungary
Air Quality Profile
Budapest reports an annual PM2.5 of 13.0 µg/m³. That's roughly double the WHO 2021 guideline but still far below the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.
Budapest
Hungary
HungaryAnnual Average
FairWHO annual classification
13.0µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
PM2.5
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
9.69.6 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
9.89.8 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
9.69.6 µg/m³ — Good
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
1515 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
9.69.6 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
9.89.8 µg/m³ — Good
1111 µg/m³ — Fair
9.69.6 µg/m³ — Good
1212 µg/m³ — Fair
1717 µg/m³ — Moderate
2020 µg/m³ — Moderate
Best months: May, Jul, SepWorst months: Jan, Nov–Dec
Good5–10 µg/m³Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
Confidence: ●●●
How air quality compares
Compared across Hungary
Budapest: 13.0 µg/m³. Typical range in Hungary: 11.8–12.8 µg/m³. Low anchor: Parádsasvár, 9.5 µg/m³. High anchor: Miskolc, 14.0 µg/m³.
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