Air Quality LabBuenos Aires, Argentina

Air Quality Profile

Buenos Aires reports an annual PM2.5 of 15.4 µg/m³. That's meaningfully above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ yet within the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual Average
ModerateWHO annual classification
15.4µg/m³
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
1515 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
1818 µg/m³ — Moderate
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
1616 µg/m³ — Moderate
2121 µg/m³ — Moderate
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1414 µg/m³ — Fair
1313 µg/m³ — Fair
Best months: Apr, Nov–DecWorst months: Jun–Aug
Fair10–15 µg/m³Moderate15–25 µg/m³
Based on WUSTL PM2.5 dataset (2020–2024) · WHO 2021 thresholds
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How air quality compares

Compared across Argentina

Buenos Aires: 15.4 µg/m³. Typical range in Argentina: 9.913.3 µg/m³. Low anchor: Viedma, 7.7 µg/m³. High anchor: Mendoza, 20.8 µg/m³.

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